Banister

[Rob-Roy]

Does anyone know the legal height that a stair banister has to be ?

[Zacs-Master]

In what building?

[Sycamore3House]

https://www.pearstairs.co.uk/staircase-buillding-regulations

Some good advice at this site

[Rob-Roy]

In private house .. thanks for replies

[Zacs-Master]

If your in Scotland the building warrant regs MAY be slightly different.

[Rob-Roy]

Yes Scotland - will phone planning dept. safer ..... thanks

[woofgang]

Do you have to have them at all in a private house in England? I mean builders may be required to put them in but does the homeowner have to keep them?

[Zacs-Master]

Planning has nothing to do with it. It's the building warrant officer you need.

[1581960]

When I used to make them it was 2ft 9ins from the nose of the step and 3ft 0ins from the landings. That was a long time ago!

[Dogsbody2]

The definitive answer is that the handrail top must be between 840mm and 1000mm above the pitchline in Scotland. The pitchline is the slope by putting a straight edge on the front edge of the top of the risers.

England and Wales differ, and the relevant dimensions are between 900 and 1000mm