CARLSTADT® Download our entire Carlstadt® section in PDF format (9.8MB download, requires Adobe Acrobat) or visit our Downloads page for more catalog viewing options. CARLSTADT® RAILING The Carlstadt® railing system provides a flexible range of railing and post components in aluminum, bronze, nickel-silver, stainless steel and Acrylic/Wood to meet almost any installation or code requirement. The Carlstadt® railing system uses Carlstadt® self-aligning handrail brackets. CARLSTADT® ACRYLIC/WOOD Carlstadt® Acrylic/Wood posts and handrails are manufactured from a pre-finished composite material which retains the beauty of wood and provides a durable and lustrous acrylic surface. This material resists fading, may be used indoors or out, and may be easily refinished by sanding and buffing. Business School, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS General Contractor: Harrell Construction, Jackson MS Architect: Eley Associates, Jackson, MS Fabricator: Action Fabricators, Marion, AR The Carlstadt® railing system features a full range of components available in aluminum, bronze, nickel-silver, and stainless steel to meet virtually any installation requirement. Posts and handrails may be combined with a variety of post, wall, and fascia brackets to achieve a wide range of design alternatives while meeting code and other regulatory requirements. The Carlstadt® system uses self-aligning Carlstadt® handrail brackets. Aluminum railing components are made of alloy 6063, except for cast flanges, corner bends, and floor flanges, which are cast from Almag 35. Aluminum extrusions are produced and handled with great care for use in architectural applications and are suitable for most of the hard coat anodic processes. Black anodizing may result in inconsistent matches. Consult your anodizer before specifying. Bronze components are made of extruded architectural bronze alloy C38500, except for cast cover flanges, corner bends, and terminals, which are cast from alloy C86500. Nickel-Silver components are extruded of alloy C79800. Nickel-Silver is a copper alloy which has the color of stainless steel with golden highlights. Stainless Steel components are made of type 302/304 (18-8) stainless steel. Acrylic/Wood rail is a prefinished composite material which retains all the beauty of natural hardwood—oak, walnut and ash—and provides it with a hard, lustrous acrylic surface. This is achieved through the Permagrain® Radiation Process which impregnates the wood with acrylic plastic and hardens it by irradiation. The resulting composite has twice the resistance to indentation and several times the resistance to abrasion as the same hardwood finished conventionally. Acrylic/Wood handrails are laminated from several strips so as to obtain greater strength and continuous uniform lengths. Posts have an aluminum spine for strength and ease of assembly. Exposed aluminum surfaces of the post and aluminum-spined handrail have a clear anodized finish (AA-M10-C22-A31). Fascia mounting brackets provide concealed post fastening. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Americans with Disabilities Act adopted by Congress in 1992 required handrails to be 1-1/4" minimum and 1-1/2" maximum. However, the US Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Accessibility Guidelines—July 1998 has now clarified the intent of the dimensional requirements to be 1-1/4" minimum to a nominal 2" maximum. It is important to note that Section 4.26.2 Size and Spacing of Grab Bars and Handrails of the ADAAG Manual states in part, "Standard IPS pipe designated by 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" is acceptable." ADAAG also allows handrails which provide an equivalent gripping surface. ANSI117.1-98 defines this alternative: equivalent gripping surfaces are permitted provided they have a perimeter dimension of 4" (100mm) minimum and 6-1/4" (160mm) maximum and provided their largest cross-section dimension is 2-1/4" (57mm) maximum. Back to top © Copyright 2000-2008 Julius Blum & Co., All Rights Reserved.