Stairs, and banisters - what are the regulations?

[Tetrarch]

I want to install an L-shaped glass balustrade. My problem is that I have bought a 2.5m glass balustrade side-fix channel and if and when it is mitre-cut it will shorten the overall length by ~70mm

 

This will leave the actual glass banister short of the top step on the landing. I attach a couple of photos of the channel in its final (longitudinal) position. How do I find the regulations as to what is permitted regarding banisters/newel post positioning and what are th consequences for not complying with said regulations should this prove to be the case?

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

Tet

[Dave Jones]

as long as a 100mm sphere cannot pass through any gap your ok. 

 

will look a bit cack though ?

[Tetrarch]

3 hours ago, Dave Jones said:

as long as a 100mm sphere cannot pass through any gap your ok. 

 

will look a bit cack though ?

 

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. I obviously didn't explain myself properly. I have annotated the picture a little, What I was asking is about the regulations concerning the

distance from the edge of the stairs at which the banister may start i.e. the distance between the red lines. In a perfect world the banister would extend to the very lip of the stairs, but with planned install I am about 70mm short of achieving this

 

[joe90]

Can you have this 70mm short at the other end so it looks less obvious? If there is a 70mm gap at the bend it will still pass regs.

Edited August 30, 2024 by joe90

[Tetrarch]

On 30/08/2024 at 16:57, joe90 said:

Can you have this 70mm short at the other end so it looks less obvious? If there is a 70mm gap at the bend it will still pass regs.

 

 

The other end is an L-shape. I have two of these channels  and the neatest way to finsih the glass panels would be to mitre the two, necessitating the reduction in the length of the channel. The alernative is to butt the two channels, but then the glass join will be less neat. These channels will be bolted to a steel plate that will itself be affixed to the 8x2's that form the edge of the hallway

 

Regards

 

Tet