How Big is a Baby's Head

[SteveB]

A test used by local inspectors on pool fence is a 5" diameter ball. Might be a little bigger on stairs, as 5" seems like it might be a little crowded.

Check codes in your area. What they do here don't mean nothing where you live.

Steve

[tbasc]

4" clear is International Residential Code. I'd consider vinyl clad wire fabric as a temporary fix for very young folks. TB

[tbasc]

4" clear is International Residential Code. I'd consider vinyl clad wire fabric as a temporary fix for very young folks. TB

[Dave Balderstone]

Standard for cribs is a 2 3/8 inch space between rails.

djb

[Bill Waller]

We are having our old deck replaced. What should I expect as a "normal" spacing for the balusters on the railing?

____________________ Bill Waller New Eagle, PA

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[Tim Fischer]

In the middle of this myself. National Building Code requires that a 4" sphere cannot pass between any point of the railings (including underneath any shoe rail), and that a 6" sphere cannot pass through the triangles caused by a shoe rail on the angled stairs.

Local codes may vary, but most follow the NBC. This should be covered in your plan review when you pull the permit as well...

-Tim

[Tim Fischer]

Gack, I shouldn't do this from memory. I meant the International Residential Code (IRC)

-Tim

[badgolferman]

I built my deck with the railing slats at 4.5 inches.

[Stormin Mormon]

I remember from some where to take a soda pop can. If the can fits between the rails, they are too far apart. Can't give you a cite, or URL. Just an old memory.

How about a google search for crib safety?

Crib slats, posts, and cutouts. The vertical bars, or slats, that run along the sides and sometimes the head and foot of a crib should be separated by no more than 2-3/8 inches. While all new cribs are built to meet this safety standard, the distance between slats on older cribs should be carefully measured. You also should make sure that there are not cutouts on the boards at the head and foot of the crib that your child could get his head or limbs stuck in. And avoid cribs with posts-if they're longer than 1/16th of an inch, they can pose a strangulation risk if your child were to get his clothing looped around one. Finally, you might consider buying a crib that sits close to the floor; the height of a typical crib is purely for parental comfort and provides yet another place from which a child can fall.

[Stormin Mormon]

Ask Monica Lewinsky about Baby's Head?

[miser]

If it's going to be a Rush Limbaugh sized head, 36" spacing should do the trick.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

A quick call to the building inspector will tell you. Worth doing right because it can be an issue if you sell the house ten years from now.

[PaPaPeng]

Darn good question. If a person, babies included, can put the skull through between the railings it is not too difficult to squeeze the rest of a normal sized body through. Done it lots of times as a school kid.

[bc]

PaPaPeng wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I've heard you don't want more than a 4 inch gap between spindles. The deck I added on a previous house passed inspection OK with that.

[Philip Lewis]

IYRC the irc? ;)

[Mark]

It's 3" in my community. It varies. None can be larger than 4".

[G Henslee]

I dunno, but did you know that most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer.

[Bill Waller]

Thanks for the input. I have given the carpenter the 4" spacing. The balusters (350 of them) have been ordered and better arrive tomorrow.

____________________ Bill Waller New Eagle, PA

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[maradcliff]

I just measured some babies for you.

A baby kittens head is about 7/8 of an inch at birth A 2 week old baby cow calf is about a little over 7 inches wide A 6 month old baby horse's head is almost 9 inches wide. A one month baby German Shepard dog has a head about 3 1/4 inches wide. A newborn baby flea's head is too damn small to measure without a micrometer.

Always happy to serve.... I hope this helps !!!!

Mark

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