新建了一个房子,星期四就交房了。但是还有很多由于天气原因不能完成的东西。比如外墙的石头等。律师那里有一部分钱hold back) e# s9 b. f# E# i
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房子的设计图上在前门有个柱子,柱子和房子之间有玻璃railing。 我们已经选好的railing的颜色。一直认为因为外墙的石头不能做,所以railing也不能做。但今天builder告诉我,根据building code,没有railing,好像说门口只有3级台阶,低于2尺就没有了。如果我坚持要,就要加钱。7 _" Z5 {% Q! ]" s" F( S3 a/ H! T3 y
2 t9 b. A, b/ A我不知道行规是不是这样。我目前的情况是:图纸上有,也有选颜色的sign off sheet,specification上面没有提到这个railing. 2 Z: I4 h' y+ B& k" e, n# D, D h. ]& h* H' V6 a: F" j
懂行的给指导指导。谢谢了。
It's under your cost to add railing for the 3 steps leading to the front verandar. However, your builder is responsible for the railing in the verandar area (if you floor plan has this)
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What is the building code for front stairs that require handrail in a residential area? % H# A" G' C' d" l3 p5 X
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The exterior stairs on a residential home require a handrail if there are more than three risers. Three risers would be three steps total. If there are more than three risers one handrail is required.
Building code is only a minimum requirement and it does not restrict anyone to go beyond it if one chooses to. If it was written in the contract (it is included in the pricing), it should be done even it is not required by the code. Get your lawyer to look into it and see if anything can be worked out with the hold-back. This is a wake-up call to anyone who wanna buy(or build) new house, there is only few builder that is easy to deal with, they all appear to be nice and easy-to-go people before you sign up anything with them. Get someone really experienced to help if you prefer building your dream home to buying one (spec-home or preowned)