[TheForge] guardrails & handrails

[Roger Olsen]

I have done maybe 8 guardrails,  some on stairs, some on only
horizontal, and some with both.  Building railings on stairs has always
been harder and involved a lot more time than on the horizontal but I
never gave much thought to a percentage difference in cost from
horizontal to angled.  I had lunch with a smithing friend yesterday who
does quite a few railings and he asked if I had heard of and do I bid my
railing jobs by the method of figuring your bid on the horizontal and
then double it for the angled.  Have any of you heard of this?  Do any
of you have thoughts on time differences from building horizontal and
angled and if you figure it into your bidding process somehow.  I
realize that different styles of joinery or design can have a difference
but just generally speaking.

Also do any of you have the UBC book?  If so and you also have a scanner
would you be willing to cut and paste them to me or maybe to the group?
There seems to be some gray areas and although I have spoken with the
inspector I would very much like a copy of the code.  My county does
follow the UBC and has now deviation from it when it comes to handrails
and guardrails.

Thanks,

Roger Olsen