At Bell Stainless balustrades are welded together, and constructed from 316 (marine) grade stainless steel by default, whether they’re for interior or exterior use. This ensures a very long life for your balustrade, even in harsh environments.
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There are 4 areas to consider when designing either an interior or exterior balustrade
1. Top rail - Oval tube, round tube, flat bar, timber, etc
2. Posts - Square tube, round tube, flat bar, etc
3. Infills - Wire, solid rod, glass, etc
4. Fixings - Square plate, round plate with or without cover, concealed fixings, etc
1 - Internal - curved 90 , on single stringer
Top rail: round tube
Posts: round tube
Infills: solid rod, horizontal
Fixings: concealed
NOTE: this single stringer staircase was also built by Bell Stainless
2 - External - vertical reo
Top rail: oval tube
Posts: round tube
Infills: reo rod, vertical
Fixings: concealed, some with square covers
3 - Internal - round timber top rail
Top rail: timber (supplied by others)
Posts: round tube
Infills: solid rod, horizontal
Fixings: some concealed, some exposed
4 - Internal - non-vertical posts, on suspended stair treads
Top rail: oval top rail
Posts: round tube
Infills: stainless wire, horizontal
Fixings: round plates
5 - External - commercial streetscape - HMAS Brisbane menorial
Top rail: heavy wall oval tube
Posts (staunchens): heavy flat bar (electropolished)
Infills: stainless wire, horizontal
Fixings: plates, dynabolted to concrete structure
NOTE: options in purple text are supplied by others
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6 - Internal - elegantly curved feature staircase
Top rail: round tube
Posts: round tube, tapered tops
Infills: solid rod, horizontal
Fixings: concealed
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7 - External - commercial streetscape - Bulcock Beach redevelopment
Top and bottom rails: heavy wall round tube
Posts: heavy wall rectangular hollow section (hand sanded to 1200 grit & polished for high tea stain resistance)
Infills: 8mm wire with tamper-resistant fittings, horizontal (supplied and installed by others)
Fixings: 16mm threaded rod fixed into concrete, or 12mm coach screws into timber. All with welded dome nuts
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