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This information is available to anyone, and is intended to assist in the design, estimating, and construction of your staircase project. Watch this page in the future as more information is made available.
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Text Documents:
Staircase design and material check list 51KB
R311 & R312 of the 2003 IRC (code text only by permission) 36KB ***
R311 & R312 of the 2006 IRC (code text only by permission) 48KB ***
'03 and '06 IRC SMA visual code interpretation (external link to SMA codes and standards page)
Curved stair tread run & splay calculation chart 155KB
Graphics Documents:
*** Portions of this website reproduce the ICC logo and sections from the
2003 International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings,
and the
2006 International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings,
International Code Council, Inc ., Falls Church, Virginia.
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