[TheForge] guardrails and handrails

[Bruce Freeman]

I suspect  you got no responses because you know more about the subject
than anyone else currently monitoring this group.  I have attended
demonstrations in which professional architectural smiths have discussed
building codes and bidding, but I have no first hand knowledge.

You might do better to ask this group for names and phone numbers of
blacksmiths doing this sort of work.  I could probably come up with some
myself (if you got a little more specific about the sort of work you're
talking about).  Unfortunately, those I would know of would be on the
east coast, and I believe you're in Washington state.

Bruce
NJ

>>> erik at methow.com 9/14/2004 10:03:21 AM >>>
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,

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