[TheForge] guardrails and handrails

[Roger Olsen]

I sent this in about a month or so ago.  There were no responses which
surprised me cuz there is often a few dozen responses with threads that
have absolutely nothing to do with metal work.  I thought maybe it never
got through cyberspace so I am trying again.
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           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 no deviation from it when it comes to
handrails
           and guardrails.

           Thanks,