External steps and regs

[symbiosis]

External steps and regs. Had some steps built using bricks and topped with Indian Sandstone but some are about 10mm difference in the rise measurements (190 & 200 mm). My BC tells me they need to be uniform to within a few millimetres. He's not seen them yet, will 10mm difference be OK given the difference in the thickness of the sandstone?

 

[Notch7]

I cant see external steps failing if they are within 10mm -thats pretty much a fair building tolerance for hard landscaping

you will need railings if they are over 600mm

 

[^woody^]

The thicker slab could be bedded down or the thinner one bedded up to create uniform steps. Or use a different product. So "can't do it" is not an argument

The problem is that the human mind and instinct expects steps to be equal. There is a tolerance, so you'll need to find out what standard the officer will apply.

 

[tony1851]

Maybe the OP shouldn't have raised the issue with the inspector in the first place?
If it's only a short flight, he may never have noticed 10mm dfference.

 

[Dereekoo]

Tell him one step is 5mm to low and the other is 5mm to high and that 5mm is within building tolerance.

 

[symbiosis]

Thanks for the replies, the steps are on a steep slope and my builder tells me that the only way he can do it is to make the very last step about 100 mm (so half the height of the others). Given that this is the final step, will that be OK given its nice and shallow?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

FFS, that's out and out dangerous. Rubbish builder screwed up.

 

[symbiosis]

FFS, that's out and out dangerous. Rubbish builder screwed up.

Yea that's my thoughts too. Guess the only other way is to redo them

The steps are double sided leading to a platform and are significantly different one side to the other as well. Does this matter (being 2 seperate set of steps) or should both sides be the same?