Stainless Steel and Frameless Glass panel Balustrade technical details for diy or trade professionals - architects, designers, builders and contractors

Our experienced team at Fivestars Ltd can assist with support and design.

Standard technical information for our stainless steel balustrade is below but we are flexible with the design so different styles and material sizes are possible.

• Interior – 48.2 or 42.4mm x 2.77mm grade 304 stainless steel tube.
• Exterior – 48.2mm x 2.77mm marine grade 316 stainless steel tube – Electropolished finish is used in coastal locations to prevent staining.
• Machined top cap fittings.
• 12mm diameter top pin connecting the post top to the handrail.
• D – shaped glazing lugs.
• Choice of side or top fixing for the posts.
• Glass – 10mm toughened, clear with all edges polished and nominal radius corners.
• Horizontal rod type infill is 12mm diameter allowing for 4no rods fitting to the side of the posts with machined fittings.
• Handrails are capped at the ends.
• Standard balustrade is designed to withstand a horizontal side loading of 0.74kn. However this can be increase up to 1.5kn for assembly areas etc.

Frameless Glass Panels

• Toughened and laminated safety glass to conform with BS 6180 : 1999
• Glass 15mm thick for most external and internal applications – loading 0.74kn/m2
• Glass 19mm & 25mm thick for higher loadings
• 100 mm x 64mm aluminium shoe channel for bolting to steel or concrete with a unique wedge system for easy site fitting
• Choice of satin of mirror polished cladding over the aluminium shoe to provide a high quality finish.
• If for any reason the glass needs to be taken out then this is made easy with a “wedge removal tool”
• No corrosion and long lasting finish.

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