Specifications - Railing Design - Canadian > Part II Products

2.1 Materials
.1 Aluminum: CSA, Type 6005T6 or Type 6351-T6.
.2 Sheet Aluminum: CSA. Type 5052 H32.
.3 Fasteners, anchors: Stainless Steel Type 304.
.4 6 mm tempered glass to conform to CAN /CGSB-12.1-M
.5 The top handrail shall be a rounded profile. All changes in direction of the top handrail (ie. At corners, returns etc.) shall be equipped with a prefabricated sleeve to splice the sections of the top handrail together. Mitering of adjacent sections of the handrail will not be accepted.
.6 All components of the guardrails and balcony divider shall be fabricated of similar metal. All associated hard ware including shims, anchor bolts, screws, washers, nuts etc. shall be corrosion resistant material.

2.2 Fabrication
.1 Fabricate railings square, plumb, staight and true with all joints neatly and accurately aligned and fastened and protected with sleeves.
.2 Remove burrs from cut sections.
.3 Make punched or drilled holes in components clean and accurately spaced without deformation to components.
.4 Fabrication practices shall follow those for steel, as in CSA-CAN3-S16.1-M except as otherwise modified by CSA-CAN3-S157-M83

2.3 Finishes
.1 Finish all aluminum components by polyester electrostatic powder coating
.2 Pretreat all metal components as recommended by coating manufacturer and apply coating in strict accordance with manufacturerís printed directions.
.3 Ensure appearance is visibly free from flow lines, streaks, sags, and blisters.