I am finished building my new deck and I have a question about the riser height in Calvert County.
I want to go with an open riser and the code states that a 4" sphere cannot pass through the riser. Does this mean that it has to be a 4" step? That seems really short to me. I am not carpenter or mathmetician so am I reading it wrong? Why can't they just say it has to be less than 4"?
Any help would be appreciated so my deck doesn't fail inspection.
I want to go with an open riser and the code states that a 4" sphere cannot pass through the riser. Does this mean that it has to be a 4" step? That seems really short to me. I am not carpenter or mathmetician so am I reading it wrong? Why can't they just say it has to be less than 4"?
Any help would be appreciated so my deck doesn't fail inspection.