bent handrail

sm_jamieson · 2013-05-19T18:40:26+00:00

Just had a look at the Richard Burbidge 3600mm handrail from An obvious bend upwards about 2/3 of the way along (i.e. a dip in the rail), maxbend end to end up to 20mm. Obviously crap, although I suppose better than a bend downwards (a hump), whichwould have to be pulled down by the spindles rather than pushed up. Note: purchased with trade terms and conditions. I have emailed the supplier, since I would have thought 5mm acceptable, but not20mm. Is is reasonable to expect this replaced ? Obviously you cannot check everything on delivery, but I wish I'd checked thehandrails, since they are most likely to have problems. And how do you refuse to sign for only part of an order anyway ? If you refuseto sign, is the courier obliged to return the items ? And what if they claim you have stored them incorrectly (it's only been 4 dayssince delivery anyway) ? Anyone got the voice of experience to add to all this ? Thanks, Simon.

bent handrail

May 19, 2013 25 Replies

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John Rumm 13 years ago

If you work on the principle that the largest interval you can get away with supporting a rail is about every 1.5m, then you would not want any bend visible with it fixed at just those points.

Cheers,

John.

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stuart noble 13 years ago

rail of that length (3600mm) ?

Timber is normally stored vertically in a merchant's premises and bent stuff stands out like a sore thumb. It only gets sold (probably at a discount) to someone who needs short lengths, but this is an unlikely scenario with a handrail. I doubt whether standards of any sort apply to the British timber trade :-)

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sm_jamieson 13 years ago

Had a response from the supplier:

Hi Simon, I have spoken with Richard Burbidge, they have said the rail will be fine once fitted as the tolerance for a 3600mm handrail is 20mm. I hope this information helps you. Kind regards Dawn

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stuart noble 13 years ago

So a bent handrail will be fine when fitted? Not in my book

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sm_jamieson 13 years ago

The spindles will push it into line I suppose. At least it is not twisted. I may try to straighten it a bit by weighting it.

Simon.

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John Rumm 13 years ago

I would expect relatively little force is required to bend it 10mm over

3.6m length...

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