Stair railings - Wilson County
Mt. Juliet, the largest city in Wilson County with 39,289 residents in 2020, sits between Old Hickory Lake to the north and Percy Priest Lake to the south. An EF3 tornado on March 3, 2020 destroyed hundreds of homes there. The city still enforces the 2018 International Residential Code, two editions behind Metro Nashville.
The model residential code exempts some small decks from a permit: under 200 square feet, no more than 30 inches above grade, not attached to the house and not serving the required exit door. Mt. Juliet does not list that exemption. Its Building & Codes Department requires a permit for anyone who intends to construct, alter or repair a structure or to add a pool, deck, arbor or storage building, and its listed exceptions are fences up to 7 feet, sidewalks and driveways up to 30 inches, prefabricated pools under 24 inches deep, small playground equipment, window awnings up to 54 inches and retaining walls up to 4 feet. Whether staff treat a railing-only replacement as an alteration has not been confirmed, so we ask at 115 Clemmons Road before re-railing a deck stair.
Mt. Juliet enforces the 2018 International Residential Code under Ordinance 2018-33, two editions behind Metro Nashville. That means the 2018 numbers apply directly: a guard where a walking surface is more than 30 inches above grade, at least 36 inches tall, or 34 inches on the open side of a stair; no opening a 4-inch sphere can pass, 4⅜ inches on stair sides, and 6 inches in the triangle under the bottom rail; a handrail on four or more risers, 34 to 38 inches above the nosings, 1¼ to 2 inches across if round, with 1½ inches of clearance from a wall; and guards and handrails built for a 200-pound load.
Mt. Juliet is the largest city in Wilson County, with 39,289 residents in 2020, on rolling ground between Old Hickory Lake to the north and Percy Priest Lake to the south, mostly between I-40 and Lebanon Road. An EF3 tornado on March 3, 2020 destroyed hundreds of homes, and many were rebuilt. Wilson County is not a Home Improvement license county. From Providence to the WeGo Star station, we do baluster swaps, interior railings, handrails, porch railings and repairs.
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