pool barrier history

[inspectagator]

Hi Jerry, I don't mean to be too vague but I'm looking for a history of when residential pool barriers were required. The code expert (real estate agent), regardless of the safety issue is arguing that the screen door (opens toward pool and has low hardware) from the patio (patio on rear of house existed before the pool was installed) would not need to be upgraded (as we suggested) because "it was not code back then". Regardless of when the pool or the house was built, I'm curious as to the history of pool barriers.

Thanks!
Jon Bolton

[Jerry Peck - Codeman]

[bigdog]

FYI;
I have a copy of the 1994 SBCCI swimming pool code and it requires almost everything that the current code requires. I believe most of Florida and Palm Beach county where I live was under the SBCCI prior to the FBC.

[Jerry Peck - Codeman]