What Deck Railing Height Does BC Code Require?

By lifewd | October 30, 2026
Finished cedar deck guard with evenly spaced vertical pickets running along the open edge of a back deck on a West Coast house in British Columbia

Deck railing height in British Columbia comes down to two figures. The code calls that railing a guard, and that is the word on your drawings and on your inspection report. A guard has to be at least 1 070 mm (42.1 in) high. The exception is the one that covers most back decks: an…

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