HANDRAILS

At Classic Brass Works, we are able to fabricate brass, stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminium handrails to any specification; wheter it be length, curve, or design intent.

  • To get a quote, we highly reccomend downloading the template below, and sending us a marked-up copy to: Sales@classicbrassworks.com

HANDRAIL TEMPLATE: filling this out gives us all of the necesary information to quickly quote your project and go from estimation to production as soon as possible.

Within this template, we will ask questions like:

  • Slope
  • Overall length
  • Material
  • And much more, download to find out!
HANDRAIL TEMPLATE

Handrails FAQ

Ideally, handrail brackets should be mounted to something structural. "Structural" may differ from wall construction, but is generally considered to be something that can hold the weight of 200LB without exceeding it's maximum strength.

IBC Section 1014 Handrails: 1014.3.1 Part 1 Circular Handrails

The IBC requires that for all circular handrails, the outsider diameter should not be less than 1.25 inches and must not be greater than 2 inches. This affects a user’s grip, so a bigger handrail might be difficult to grasp on to.

If the handrail isn’t circular, the perimeter dimension should not be less than 4 inches and mustn’t be greater than 6.25 inches.  The maximum and minimum cross-sectional dimension should be 2.25 inches and 1 inch, respectively. A minimum radius of 0.01 inches is required for the edges.

Typical handrails are 1.5 inches in diameter and we offer a round or flat support for both round and square tubing for your handrail project.

Simple! Rise divided by run. Rise is the height different from the top of tread to top of tread. Run is the depth of the stair tread.

Typical slopes are within the 30 to 50 degree range.

How do I do this?

Step 1: Measure the distance of your treads (if they have nosing, exclude the width of this). If the treads are all uniform in size, you will only need to measure one but if they are different, you will need to measure them all.

Step 2: Measure the height of your risers, which is the distance from the top of one tread to the top of the next. If the risers are all uniform, you will only need to measure one, otherwise you will need to measure them all.

Step 3: Divide the riser height by the tread width, then calculate the inverse tangent (or the arctangent) of the result. This will leave you with the slope for building stairs.

Check with your local or governing building codes, but typically 36" to 48" are standard.

At Classic Brass Works, while we're experts at fabricating brass handrails, we are also very capable of fabricating stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminium handrails.

Customization

Of course!

We are able to apply any of our custom finishes to our handrails; which are high mirror polish, linear brush, non-directional brush, antique, and much more. Brass can be finished in numerous ways, so reaching out to us with a control sample or inspiration images is the best way to reach your desired results.

Click the following link to travel over to our finishes page: /pages/finishes

It depends on the creator and the product. All options are outlined on the product page, so look out for customization options there.

Recap

  • Handrail height: 34”-38”
  • Maximum project of railing from wall: 4.5”
  • Maximum hand clearance from wall: not below 1.5”
  • The minimum distance between two railings: <30”
  • Handrail diameter: 1.25”-2”
  • Handrail top horizontal extensions: 12”
  • Handrail bottom extension horizontal distance should be equal to one tread depth beyond the nosing of the last riser
  • Required handrails for commercial buildings: 2

Customer support

Still have questions? Give us a call (954) 566-2551

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Send your HANDRAIL TEMPLATE to Sales@classicbrassworks.com