Thursday, December 16, 2010

Balustrades and handrails for RC stairs

  • Balustrade to a RC stair is usually of metal . 
  • Balustrades and handrails must be constructed of a non-combustible material , continuous and to one or both sides of the stairs . 
  • Handrails may be covered or capped with a combustible material such as timber or plastic . 
  • Most balustrades are designed to be fixed after the stairs have been cast or installed by housing the balusters in a performed pocket or by direct surface fixing . 
(Removable plastic handrail cover )
(Moulded and polished hardwood handrail screwed from underside of metal rail )
(Convex metal handrail is the handrail that have curve surface )
(8mmm dia set screw )
(metal rails slotted to take standards fillet-welded on underside )
(ALternative cover plate )
(Matching cement mortar fillling )
(RUn lead or cement grout )
(Direct screw or bolt fixings )
(Cover plate welded to standards )

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