Loft Surround Safety Rail/Balustrade Black

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Lofts are incredibly interesting and versatile spaces. But you can’t just build a lofted room and call it a day. No loft is complete without a sturdy railing. From the high-density, top quality timber we source from sustainably managed forests, and the robust hinges we manufacture in-house, to the skill, craftsmanship, and attention to detail of our workforce, every Stira loft ladder system is produced with care and quality at its core.

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Discover our range of safety rails below to see how you can transform your access points. HAND GRAB RAILS FOR STAIRS As is often the case with a loft, the guardrail presents a challenge where the rail height is interrupted by the rake of the ceiling coming down to meet it. You may also run into the challenge, as we did, of finding a way to anchor the rail into a ceiling where there are no rafters lining up with the rail. When it was all done, it was a cool looking guardrail that matched the décor of the house. It is currently helping to keep the loft-seeking kids that live there safer.

At each of these rake sections we glued and nailed the balusters but left the fillets out at the top. Then, we positioned the fillets and marked and cut them at the angle we had determined earlier. We finished the rail system by gluing and nailing the top fillets into position. Left: When we were starting our baluster layouts, we decided that the spacing between the final baluster and the exterior wall was not that important, as long as it was not larger than the code maximum of 4 inches. Right: To make the baluster cuts on the rake section, we continued to use the same size square cut fillets in the shoe rail while standing the balusters in position and making them at the guardrail. Sometimes it’s impossible to find a newel post location that is not completely filled up by floor framing. In this case, you’ll need to use a different type of newel fastening system.

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After you have determined the location of your newel post, you need to think about the best way to get it firmly anchored into the framing of your particular project. Very often in a loft situation, the newel post will be anchored on top of, or very near to, the rim joist that supports the open front of the loft area. It was the rim joist that was the target framing member to which we wanted to anchor our newel post. Any time you do a crosscut operation on the table saw; make sure to use the miter gauge. The Safety Grab Rail is a simple and effective balance rail that gives support when using stairs or steps. Fixings not included - simply use either 8x long wood screws or anchor bolts into the loft floor joists.We also considered how much reveal was needed to the top of the newel post from the top of the rail. In some cases, you will have an ornamental newel post and you need to determine the point where you want the top of the rail to tie in to the newel post. Go from there to the height of your rail—usually 37 inches for residential applications—which allows one inch for carpet and pad, and puts your rail height at 36 inches. Thermal foil insulation was essentially designed to keep your house warmer during the winter but its string heat reflective qualities means that it will also keep your loft cool in the summer. Any time you have elevated floor space to an open area below, you need to have either a half-wall or a guardrail for fall protection.

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If you want to know if there’s a loft in a building (be it a barn, house or condo), just follow a kid. Kids just love loft areas, which is all the more reason to make them safe. Lofts are elevated living spaces that serve a function. The only difference between a loft and any other room in your home is its location. Next, we installed the shoe rail, which was a fairly straightforward process of measuring the distance between the exterior wall and the newel post, cutting the rail, centering it on the newel post, and then matching the reveal on the trim board at the other end. The Safety Grab Rail can be used in the loft access, by doors and steps or simply wherever you need a little support.Please note there are a small number of postcodes, usually in remote rural areas, to which we may not be able to deliver within the provided timescale. A project we worked on recently made clever use of extra space in a deep garage by carving out a room. This included a loft space where the floor of the loft was built partially over the room’s closet and partly into the garage area, allowing the front end of a car to fit underneath the loft floor. Determine where to cut the height of the newel post by starting at the point where the top of the guardrails will intersect the newel post and from there, measuring down 37 inches, determine the guardrail height without the carpet. And to that, add the length of newel post that will extend below the floor into the floor joist framing system. Measure how much newel post will be able to sink below the floor. Loft railings are more than just a safety measure (of course, the importance of safety can’t be understated!). Keep reading for our favorite loft railing ideas that will have you protecting you and your loved ones in elevated style. 1. Sleek Cable Railing Designs About 71,000 kids ages 4-21 visit the ER each year due to bunk and loft bed accidents. Clark Jacobs, a Mechanical Engineering major at Georgia Institute of Technology was one of them. Clark suffered a traumatic brain injury that almost killed him.

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In addition to rails for steps, we also provide loft safety rails. Since lofts sit at the top of a property and you’re often required to use a ladder to access them, the process needs to be carefully navigated. Similarly, when you’re in a loft, all it takes is one wrong step to stumble into the floor below. As a result, loft safety rails provide you with a barrier to assist you in accessing the loft and preventing accidents from occurring. Working at a height must be very carefully administered, and having loft safety rails installed allows you to control the situation with ease. SHOP RAILS FOR STEPS AND LOFTS AT BISON PRODUCTS From outdoor to indoor steps and loft to cellar access, safety rails from Bison Products are ideal for navigating steps safely. Stair and loft safety rails provide you with an extra grab hold, minimising the likelihood of trips and falls. This is especially important for the environments in which these steps are usually situated, as hard flooring is commonplace. Ultimately, Bison Products can help you create the safe environment you’re after, regardless of the property or industry at hand. With the ceiling rake rail in position, we adjusted the level guardrail to it until the bottom profiles lined up and the angle was correct. Then we marked and cut the newel end of the guardrail and fastened it into position. Left: Use scrap material and a torpedo level to determine the angles where the level guardrail meets the rake guardrail. Right: A sliding T-bevel can determine the angle where the exterior wall meets the ceiling rake. Next, we set the table saw fence to make the tenon cuts, being careful to stop each time the shoulder cut on the newel reached the edge-of-blade mark on the table saw surface. After making the vertical cuts for the newel tenon, a miter saw carefully extended our shoulder cuts down to meet the tenon. After cutting the trim board, which extends the length of the loft, we transferred the marks for, and cut out the opening for the newel post tenon. The Grab Rail offers great stability, balance and support, giving you the confidence you need when climbing in and out of your loft hatch.Lofts can be very cool design features that add interest to interiors and take advantage of otherwise wasted space. A loft is often created where you have a structure within a structure, the most common being a large open room with a vaulted ceiling adjacent to an interior space that has a lower flat ceiling, which creates the floor for the loft. Determine the location of the floor opening for the newel post tenon. Drill the corners with a spade bit and cut out the floor boards with a jigsaw. Determine the location of the newel post, trace the outside of the newel and mark where the rim joist should be. The Loft Surround Safety Rail provides extra safety and stability when venturing in and out of the loft space. The Safety Grab Rail Your reliable companion for enhanced stability and support during stair or step usage.