Building regulation standards require framed glass balustrades to be minimum 11m high while we recommend a maximum height of 12m for each glass panel. The law on height regulations for commercial businesses and settings may differ from general regulations on balustrade height requirements. Commercial assembly and retail spaces have different height requirements for their balustrades.
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The purpose of these height requirements is to ensure that the balustrade offers adequate protection from level changes considering the likely traffic and use of the space.
Balustrade height for balconies Since most balconies are more than 1 meters above the ground Australian regulations require them to have balustrades that are at least 1 meter high.
Along with this where the balcony floor is more than 4 metres above the ground any horizontal elements positioned between 150 mm and 760 mm above the floor in the balustrading must not facilitate climbing. Internally the height of the balustrade from the point that someone is stood on to the top of the balustrade should be a minimum of 09m. This height must be maintained all the way around the top of the handrail. Externally this height changes.
The balustrade from should be 11m from datum to the top.
For balconies with a fall height of more than 4m there must not be any horizontal or near horizontal elements between 150mm and 760mm above the floor that facilitate climbing. In New Zealand the balustrade height is governed by Table 1 of Section F4 safety from Falling of the New Zealand Building Code NZBC and relates to the specific situation read below for more details. Minimum balustrade height for single dwelling Residential buildings. Stairs ramps and their landings 900mm.
The balcony handrail height code says that whenever a fall is greater than 4 metres that the balustrade must have a non-climb zone from 150mm to 760mm above the deck or balcony floor.
You also want to avoid using a handrail that could allow for a foothold anything larger than 10mm. Balconies one metre or higherabove the ground balustrades need to be at least one metre high. Decks more than one metreabove the ground openings in balustrades including decorative balustrades cannot be greater than 125 millimetres. Decks more than four metresabove the ground balustrades cannot have any climbable elements located between 150 millimetres and 760 millimetres from the floor.
For stairs a barrier of at least 865 millimetres high above the nosing of the stair.
Height Balustrades must be at least one metre high measured from the adjacent finished floor surface. Check the height of your balustrade particularly if tiles or some other paving may have been applied after the balustrade was installed. Where most balconies or balustrade systems can utilize 10mm toughened tempered glass structural glass balustrades require a much stronger panel. A minimum thickness of 15mm toughened glass panel must be employed even for residential single family dwellings properties.
Glass balustrade for Balcony If the outdoor environment is placed were outcome risk exists then it is ClickitUpBalcony or CiU Balcony Fixed that should be used.
Both variants of glass balustrade are tested and meet the most stringent test requirements on the market. Glass balustrade height All balustrades are subject to minimum height requirements. Internal railing and balustrades in a domestic property must have a minimum height of 09m from datum. Datum is defined as the point that is stood on to the handrail as detailed in Document K.
Requirements for balustrades differ depending on the height of the deck or balcony above the ground.
For decks or balconies more than one metre above the ground a balustrade cannot have any openings greater than 125 millimetres to help prevent people from falling through them. This is also a requirement for decorative balustrades. High level decks are those which are raised more than 300mm above the ground. The increased platform elevation is matched by a rise in the required balustrade height to 1100mm.
Balustrade and Railing Height Regulations One of the most common searches on this site is in regards to the legal heights of balcony railings and balustrades.
The main query we receive is whether existing railing needs to be modified to meet the current building code if it was built prior to the current code and met relevant requirements in. The height must not be less than 1m above the floor of any access path balcony landing or the like. The height must not be less than 865mm above the floor beneath an openable window. A glass balustrade must comply with AS1288 Australian Standard AS1288-2006 AS1288 sets out the procedures for the selection and installation of glass in.
The relevant standard is BS6180 which states that minimum barrier balustrade height for an external balcony is 1100mm.
So that would be the MINIMUM required and any less would not be compliant unfortunately.
