What constitutes a landing

digitaldr

We have built a guarding half wall above our stairs - see pics. The architect says this does not constitute a landing and so needs to be 1100mm high and that's what's been built - looks ridiculously high. I on the other hand think that it is a landing and so a minimum height of 900mm should apply.

The other side of the stairs is over a void and this will be guarded floor to ceiling.

From part K of the current building regs:

Gumbo

Its not a landing IMO.
Its protection from the first floor.

Landings would typically be in line with and connected to the stairs.

This is a walk way at first floor level IMO.

I would run with it being edge protection on the floor, so 1100mm (Diagram 6 TGDK) applies.

lawred2

Definitely not a landing. That's a walkway.

What's wrong with it anyway? Looks good to me in that picture!

digitaldr

It is fine just looks a little high but I am happy to stand corrected! Safety first etc

Gumbo

Could it have been done in glass. Toughened of course.

digitaldr

kceire wrote: »

Could it have been done in glass. Toughened of course.

Will probably replace with glass when the finances recover!

BryanF

1100