I'm replacing my 60's stair panelling with spindles, is there an EEC directive on spacing?????

I'm thinking 4" gap between ,what are your's????

There is a legal requirement (UK, not EU!) - 4" does sound right. It's meant to be narrow enough to stop kids jamming their heads in the gap...

David

10mm gap so a childs head cannot get through. I changed mine last year. If you get the proper rails they have pre cut spacing fillets in.
Its not a cheap job but looks much better. I found BnQ to be the best priced place.

This might be handy

10mm?

Seems small to me, do you mean 100mm (roughly 4 inches)?

Good Link, gap must not allow a 100mm sphere to pass through, sounds like SVA for stairs!!!!!!!

Therefore gap should be 99mm or less....

stainless steel handrails with glass infills.

Let the little blighters get their heads jammed! let Darwinism improve the gene pool!



David

P.S. I am only joking, just in case someone gets uppity.

Staircase ive put in recently had pre cut spacers in the hand rail, you cant go wrong with those.

Just measured mine in my pre 1900 house and they measure 86mm. SVA friendly or what?

Steve

When we took the panels off our stairs in a house we used to live in the spindles were underneath.

100mm min at any point, (remeber to check at the turned part of the balustrade).
Hand rail min height 860mm above the nosing line of the treads, I.E put a straight across several steps and check height from this point.:

Building Regulations - Approved Document Part K - have a look here

Makes SVA look easy!

Regards

Wyn

Some good details / installation guides and spindle designs here

http://www.richardburbidge.co.uk/main.asp?page=579

and min height is 900mm not 860mm (might be in scotland they have own regulations)

yep - 100mm.

That's why the man from building control has 4 inch balls