Findings

Stairs to elevated decks have no R327 assembly requirement

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Deschutes County’s R327 page states R327 provides no code requirements for stair assemblies to elevated decks or landings, and that BCD treats those stairs as exempt. Walking-surface and underfloor rules for the deck are separate sentences. Do not copy the deck-board test onto the stair stringer without the official.

As of 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Sources

Stairs to elevated decks have no R327 assembly requirement. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/findings/stairs-to-elevated-decks-no-r327-assembly/. As of 2026-08-23.