The height of a building permitted to be 90 ft.
Roof balustrade height.
For these decks the handrails must not have any climbable elements located between 150mm and 760mm of the floor.
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.
As long as your balustrade meets this it will pass the building inspection.
Exterior balconies such as a juliet balcony roof edges etc.
This means horizontal balustrades are not allowed to be used at this height and vertical balustrades should have no footholds.
However you may find you want a taller balustrade.
The balustrade from should be 1 1m from datum to the top.
This height must be maintained all the way around the top of the handrail.
Externally this height changes.
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.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
These floor to finish heights are the minimum height required.
Decks four metres 4m from the ground or higher need to meet additional design requirements.
Many customers find that although a 900mm balustrading guarding an internal landing or void meets regulations it doesn t feel or seem safe.
Shall be measured from the bhmp to the highest point of the roof excluding parapets and balustrades not exceeding 4 ft.