Not one of those staircases would pass inspection in my county. A friend had his custom made stairs disapproved because the rails were 1/4 inch too far apart. They made him tear it out and have another one built. Very costly. Also, even though they don’t need hurricane clips, they are a requirement. No alternative building is allowed by our Gestapo inspectors. (The building department here is self financed and builders tell me they find on average $4k-6k worth of fines. Builders just figure that into the costs.)
/johnny
Some places are worse than others. I’m thinking if you’re going to spend the money on a structure, you’d better make sure the builder KNOWS all the codes, or get another builder.
The government regulations sure do stink. Made by people that never built anything in their lives..