[TheForge] guardrails and handrails

[debmiller at fuse.net]

I have done both and have never really priced them separately. I usually tr to come up with a composite rate per lineal foot, pitched or horizontal rail. I know I have screwed myself on some but have gotten better as time goes on. Also the lineal foot price for a project has included simple grab rail when installed on the opposite wall from the wrought iron. 

I am not making as much on the pitched rail section, but make more on the grab rail. When it all boils down to cost per lineal foot they seem to feel more comfortable, than breaking everything down by type of railings. Also most of the "cut and paste" shops around here, anyway bid everything by the total lineal feet.

Ray Miller
Cincinnati
> 
> From: Roger Olsen <erik at methow.com>
> Date: 2004/09/14 Tue AM 10:03:21 EDT
> To: Art Metal <ArtMetal at wugate.wustl.edu>, 
> 	theforge <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TheForge] guardrails and handrails
> 
> 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.
> ____________________
> 
> 
>            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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