Industries
Balustrades and architectural metalwork
Kabaido sets out a balustrade run, counts posts, bays and infill against the use class and prices the drawing.
From the live engine
The work it does
Guarding is quoted from a plan or a survey, and every run, height and use class changes the take-off.
A level run with bar infill
Straight level run, 3200mm, 1100mm high, posts and bar infill, mild steel, galvanised
- Preset
- Balustrades and architectural metalwork
- Runs
- Balustrade and handrail design module
- Outcome
- Posts, bays and bars counted against height and use class; a cutting list and priced drawing.
A corner run in glass
Corner run, 4000mm and 2500mm legs, glass panels in clamps, stainless 316, satin polished
- Preset
- Balustrades and architectural metalwork
- Runs
- Balustrade and handrail design module
- Outcome
- A glass panel schedule comes out beside the cutting list and the priced drawing.
An office walkway
Office walkway, two 8000mm runs, 1200mm high, perforated infill, mild steel, powder coated
- Preset
- Balustrades and architectural metalwork
- Runs
- Balustrade and handrail design module
- Outcome
- Post centres checked against the use class load and height, narrowed where needed, never widened.
The presets for this trade
Balustrades and architectural metalwork
- Balustrade and handrail design module
- Materials and stock schema
- Fasteners and fixings schema
- Site fields
The products it uses most
- Design EngineerDesign Engineer turns a custom enquiry into a configured, priced and drawn product.
- Sales EngineerSales Engineer answers the technical customer request, from the enquiry arriving to the quote or order going back.
- StockStock keeps one true quantity for everything you hold, wherever it is.
Not for: Structural sign off: the loads, spacings and limits are example rules you confirm, not a certified design.
Questions
- Yes. The allowed spacing narrows for the use class load and the guarding height, and never widens.More on Balustrades and handrails
- Yes: level, corner and three sided runs, raked or stepped stairs, stairs with landings, Juliet balconies and wall handrails.More on Balustrades and handrails
- Yes. Glass systems produce a panel schedule beside the cutting list and the priced drawing.
- No. Loads, spacings and limits are example rules the fabricator confirms before quoting.