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Allstairwaysandstepsoffour(4)ormorerisersshallhaveatleastone(1) <br />handrail.Allstairwaysandstepswhicharefive(5)feetormoreinwidth <br />shallhaveahandrailoneachside. <br />Allhandrailsshallbeinstallednotlessthanthirtyfourinches› <br /> |œnore <br />morethanthirtyeightinches› <br />|œrmeasuredplumb,abovethenosingof <br />thestairtreads.Handrailsadjacenttoawallshallhaveaspaceofnotless <br />thanoneandonehalfinches(1G|œbetweenthewallandthehandrail.All <br />handrailsshallbeturnedbackintothewallonrailingends.Thesizeofa <br />roundrailingmustbeaminimumof1.25inches,butnotmorethan2 <br />inches.Railingsmustbecontinuousfromthetoprisertothebottomriser. <br />Porches,balconiesorraisedfloorsurfaces,includingstairwayriserand/or <br />landing,locatedmorethanthirty› <br /> |œinchesabovethefloororgrade,shall <br />haveguardrailsinstalledthatarenotlessthanthirtysix› <br />|œinchesin <br />height.Openguardrailsandstairrailingsshallhaveimmediaterailsor <br />ornamentalpatternsuchthatasphereoffourinches› |œindiameter <br />cannotpassthrough. <br />Allstairsandstepsshallhaveariserheightofnotmorethaneightinches <br />›|œandatreaddepthofnotlessthannineinches›|œuAllnewly <br />constructedstairs,notreplacementstairs,shallhaveariserheightofnot <br />morethansevenandthreequarters(7 <br />‰ |œandatreaddepthofnotless <br />thanteninches› <br />Risersandtreadscannotbedifferentinsizebymore <br />than3/8ofaninchfromthetoptothebottomofthestairs. <br />12.Doorbell/DoorViewer <br />Theunitshallbeequippedwithadoorbellordoorknocker. <br />Thefrontentrydoorshallalsobeequippedwithadoorviewer(peephole). <br />Exception:Ifasidelightisadjacenttotheentrydoorand/ortheentry <br />doorhasanunobscuredglazeatareasonableheight(5feet);adoorviewer <br />maynotberequired <br />13.CeilingFans <br />Existingceilingfansshallbeintact,securelyfastenedandfreeofvibration. <br />14.TelephoneConnections <br />Thedwellingshallhaveatleasttwoprewiredtelephonejacks. <br />15.SmokeAlarms/Detectors <br />Smokedetectorsshallbeinstalledinaccordancewith’“ÒE-·Ò©;©x­ <br />instructionsandprovidedinthefollowinglocations: <br />Asmokedetectorineachroomusedforsleeping. <br />Outsideofeachbedroomorsleepingareaintheimmediatevicinityof <br />thebedroomsorsleepingarea(hallwayarea). <br />Ifbedroomsorsleepingareasarelocatedondifferent(usuallyon <br />opposite)sidesoftheunit,thereferenceaboveappliestobedrooms <br />andsleepingareasoneachside. <br />3211BDoorbell/Door Viewer | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />