This height must be maintained all the way around the top of the handrail.
Roof balustrade height.
Shall be measured from the bhmp to the highest point of the roof excluding parapets and balustrades not exceeding 4 ft.
The height of a building permitted to be 90 ft.
Where a building is removed from all lot lines by a distance equal to its proposed height above grade the height of building shall be measured from the bhmp to the highest point of the roof or parapet.
We find in most instances our customers prefer the balustrade to be 1000mm to 1100mm high on internal landings and around internal voids.
Decks four metres 4m from the ground or higher need to meet additional design requirements.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
However you may find you want a taller balustrade.
This means horizontal balustrades are not allowed to be used at this height and vertical balustrades should have no footholds.
It is not uncommon for customers to opt for 1100mm balustrade heights in all applications.
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 0 9m.
As long as your balustrade meets this it will pass the building inspection.
Exterior balconies roofs or terraces balustrades height for exterior balconies roofs or terraced areas the required height is 1 1 meters 1100mm from where you can stand on to the top of the handrail.
For these decks the handrails must not have any climbable elements located between 150mm and 760mm of the floor.
The balustrade from should be 1 1m from datum to the top.
Exterior balconies such as a juliet balcony roof edges etc.