The Deck Professor

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Nothing to climb above 4.2 m (13 ft 9 5/16 in)

Raise the deck, then choose an infill a child cannot climb
GroundHouse wallFootingPostBeamBracing an engineer designsJoistDeck boardsZone a child could climbGuardHorizontal railsNo climb lineDeck heightDeck 16 ft 6 inDeck boardsZone a child could climbClimbing zoneGuardHorizontal railsA footholdZone a child could climb900 mm (35 7/16 in)140 mm (5 9/16 in)4.2 m (13 ft 9 5/16 in)Above: nothing to climbOne bay of the guard, from the yardClimbing zone in force at this height
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Horizontal cable rails on a guard 16 ft 6 in above the ground.

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The rule this lesson teaches

Above 4.2 m (13 ft 9 5/16 in), nothing between 140 mm (5 9/16 in) and 900 mm (35 7/16 in) up may help a child climb.

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