Architectural · A-SBYPT

Typical Roof Guardrail and Coping Detail

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Columns Railings / Guards Roofs Parapets

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A one-and-a-half inch diameter painted pipe rail and post rises forty-two inches maximum above the roof surface, secured directly to the underlying roof framing and building structure. The assembly includes a top rail, intermediate rail, and base post connection penetrating the roof membrane layer RF1. Adjacent rooftop conditions feature coping, counterflashing, a termination bar, and five-eighths-inch Type X gypsum sheathing protecting the structural elements below.

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