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Not to be a spoil sport but if this is a railing around a deck OR any other for that mater.... you should check with a local contractor in your area.. There are codes for spacing spindels as to many kids have hung themselves from them. Around here if I remember right a baseball should not fit. But I haven't put up a deck in 10 years, but good thing to check an inspector can ruin your day if you have to redo it when half done.

Originally Posted by cffisher

Not to be a spoil sport but if this is a railing around a deck OR any other for that mater.... you should check with a local contractor in your area.. There are codes for spacing spindels as to many kids have hung themselves from them. Around here if I remember right a baseball should not fit. But I haven't put up a deck in 10 years, but good thing to check an inspector can ruin your day if you have to redo it when half done.

That's true. Your local building dept should have the specs - though you might find that you should have gotten a building permit first (if you don't have one).
Our balusters (New York State Code) are supposed to be 4" max edge to edge apart. I'm at 5", but height from the ground is within the distance of not even being required (30")

Originally Posted by cffisher

Not to be a spoil sport but if this is a railing around a deck OR any other for that mater.... you should check with a local contractor in your area.. There are codes for spacing spindels as to many kids have hung themselves from them. Around here if I remember right a baseball should not fit. But I haven't put up a deck in 10 years, but good thing to check an inspector can ruin your day if you have to redo it when half done.

Charlie, that's excellent advice, and I'm aware of the local codes for decks. Here the maximum spacing for spindles is 4", with railings not less than 36". I am replicating the spacing of the rail system that was on the deck originally, just using metal vs wood to minimize future maintenance. We are outside of the municipalities, out in the county, so any of the local city nuances are not applicable, but I'm in compliance anyway.