[TheForge] guardrails and handrails

[Woolley]

Roger,
 In my area (Philadelphia and NJ) it varies between $50-75 or so per 
linear foot, painted, installed.  I bet you could find a guy or two or 
three that might do it cheaper.  No change for angled runs.  We are 
talking urban and suburban stairs rails and such.  This would include 
twisted pickets and basic machine bent scrolls, maybe some off the shelf 
forged parts.  Start adding in hand forged elements etc., get more 
money.  This will take some selling with samples for your average 
customer whom I have found is generally interested but doesn't want to 
spend the extra money.  If you're starting with a call from a designer, 
architect, builder who wants something more high end, bid according to 
time and materials.  Look in your local library for code manuals, they 
should have them.  If not, pursue inter-library loan if they have that 
program in place.  Good luck.

Regards,
Bill Woolley  



Roger Olsen wrote:

>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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