Retaining Wall Guardrail Requirements
Retaining Wall Guardrail Requirements
(OP)
The local building code requires that all retainig walls shall be provided with a quardail when they are "located closer than two (2) feet to a walk, path parking lot or driveway".
We have an existing wall that has a 24" high by 30" wide stone knee wall above the concrete reataining wall. If mesured from the inside, the distance to the path driveway is only 6". However, if mesasured from the outside face of the wall it will be 30" from the driveway.
Can this be considered a code violation?
We have an existing wall that has a 24" high by 30" wide stone knee wall above the concrete reataining wall. If mesured from the inside, the distance to the path driveway is only 6". However, if mesasured from the outside face of the wall it will be 30" from the driveway.
Can this be considered a code violation?






RE: Retaining Wall Guardrail Requirements
RE: Retaining Wall Guardrail Requirements
Garth Dreger PE
AZ Phoenix area
RE: Retaining Wall Guardrail Requirements
FYI - The dimensions given above are worng. The "stone" knee wall is 24" wide and not 30". Therefore, the inside dimension is 12" and the outside 36".