The guarding height for the use class, the widest clear gap and the post centres the chosen section allows, from the module's own rules.

Which systems are there?

Posts with bar, glass, wire or mesh infill, frameless glass in a channel or on spigots, glass on standoffs and handrail only.

Can it quote a balustrade from an email enquiry?

Yes. Sales Engineer reads the enquiry, the run is set out here and the drawn quote is drafted for you to check.

Balustrade configurator and design software

Prices at the example rates each design module ships with

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Parameters

Run
Run length (mm)
Guarding height (mm)
Use class
System
Glass makeup
Bar section
Post section
Handrail
Fixing method
Material
Finish

Outputs

Price from your own rates
Cutting list
Glass schedule
Drawn quote
DXF elevation
Compliance checks

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Balustrades and architectural metalwork

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Checked by its own rules

Guarding height: 900 mm
Use class: Single family dwelling, balcony or roof edge

Resolve before exporting

The guarding is below the minimum height for this use class. The minimums are example values referenced to Approved Document K Diagram 3.1 that the seller confirms, and they are measured from finished floor level, or from the pitch line on a flight. On a stepped run the rail is level over each tread, so the guarding measures one riser less at the top of each section than the height you set: that lower figure is the one checked here.

Worth checking

Guarding height is measured from finished floor level. Until the screed and the floor finish are set, the height on this quote is an assumption and it goes on the paperwork as one.

Run 3200mm
Height 900mm
Bars at 103mm centres, 91mm clear

Guarding height: 900 mm. A rule blocks it.

From the live engine

What it is made from, and the files it produces

Sections and plate

Cut lengths include a 3mm kerf per cut and are packed longest first.

Posts4 off
50 x 50 x 3mm box section, 4 at 1058mm
POST-SHS-50in stock£39.40 / per length
Stock lengths for the posts1 length
6000mm bars, 71 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Handrail3.20 m
42.4mm round tube
RAIL-TUBE-42in stock£24.60 / per length
Stock lengths for the handrail1 length
6000mm bars, 53 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Bottom rail3.20 m
50 x 10mm flat bar
RAIL-FLAT-50X10in stock£35.60 / per length
Base plates4 off
120 x 120 x 10mm plate, 4 holes
PLATE-120in stock£7.20 / each
Total fabricated mass72 kg
Mild steel
What the galvaniser weighs in.

Infill

Vertical bars27 off
12mm square bar, 27 at 928mm
103mm centres, 91mm clear gap.
BAR-SQ-12in stock£10.90 / per length
Stock lengths for the bars5 lengths
6000mm bars, 84 per cent used

Fixings and hardware

End caps2 off
42.4mm round tube
Anchors16 off
4 per plate, plus any channel and bracket fixings

Finishing

Hot dip galvanising72 kg
To BS EN ISO 1461, charged by weight
Agree the vent and drain holes before the steel goes out.

Workshop and site

Shop fabrication3.40 hours
Cut, drill, weld and dress
An estimate from the part count. Tune the rate against your own shop.

What this take-off assumes

Guarding height 1100mm measured from finished floor level, which has not been confirmed as final.
Bars set out so the widest clear gap is 91mm, inside the 100mm sphere rule.
Cutting list packed into 6000mm stock lengths with a 3mm kerf per cut.
This is a take-off and a quote, not a structural calculation. Barrier and host structure adequacy stays with a competent engineer.

Your stock list

The codes above are matched against the example list the preset ships with. Load your own and every line matches against what you actually hold.

Specification and quote PDF
The dimensioned elevation, every parameter, the price and the assumptions.
Cutting list CSV
Every line of the cutting list with its size and quantity, for the workshop.
DXF
The elevation as line work on named layers.
STL
Mesh for viewing and printing.
GLB
Mesh for the web and for sharing.
STEP
Solid geometry for CAD.

Every export carries its configuration id and is built from the same values.

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: The guarding height for the use class, the widest clear gap and the post centres the chosen section allows, from the module's own rules.
: Posts with bar, glass, wire or mesh infill, frameless glass in a channel or on spigots, glass on standoffs and handrail only.
: Yes. Sales Engineer reads the enquiry, the run is set out here and the drawn quote is drafted for you to check.More on Balustrades and architectural metalwork

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