Within minutes to hours after death, the skin is discolored by livor mortis, or what embalmers call postmortem stain, the purple-red discoloration from blood accumulating in the lowermost (dependent) blood vessels.
Common Chair Rail Height. Again, the most common heights for a chair rail are 32/36 inches. Another rule of thumb is that they should be 1/3rd the height of the room.
Step 2) Install a 2â³x 3â³ or 2â³x 4â³ piece of lumber parallel to the top hand rail with the top of that piece being 36 inches high. Use wood blocks or fasteners to attach it to the hand-rail below. This is the âcode railâ. Your railing height is now up to the 36â³ code.