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wall protection
Table summarising the angle pieces available for SPM handrails:
Each angle must be accurately measured beforehand with a compass.
10. INTERNAL, EXTERNAL AND MADE-TO-MEASURE ANGLE PIECES
HANDRAIL
INTERNAL ANGLE PIECE
EXTERNAL ANGLE PIECE
MADE-TO-MEASURE
ANGLE PIECE
ESCORT
Available
Available
Available from 90° to 165°
STARLINE
Available
Available
Available from 90° to 160°
LINEA’TOUCH
Available
Available
Available from 90° to 165°
PERFORMER 2
Unavailable
Available
Unavailable
ESCORT’DUO AND LINEA’DUO
Available
Available
Unavailable
Internal
angle of 125°
External
angle of 125°
You are advised to use the following procedure to obtain a perfect fit
between the handrail and the angle piece, while ensuring that the angle
piece is centred over the corner of the wall:
• Mount the handrail onto one end of the angle piece and tighten the
fixing screw (or drill and pop-rivet for STARLINE and PERFORMER 2
handrails).
• At the other end of the angle piece, insert a 500 mm length of handrail.
This length will be used as a template and should not be permanently
attached to the angle piece.
• Mount the brackets on the handrails (with two brackets on the template).
• On the first wall section, mark out the mounting height for the handrail.
• Position the assembly against the wall over the height marks and
then hold the brackets on the template against the opposite wall. This
method makes it easier to keep the assembly steady.
• Mark the bracket fixing holes on the wall (using a spirit level to check
that the assembly is horizontal).
• Rest the assembly on the ground and remove the template.
• Drill and plug the first wall section (i.e. the handrail side, not the
template side).
• Assemble and fix the handrail and its brackets to the angle piece in
place of the template.
• Position the assembly against the wall according to the marks drawn
on the wall.
• Fix the first section of the handrail to the wall (one person fixes the
handrail, starting with the end brackets, while the other person
supports the other handrail section to avoid breaking the angle piece).
• Mark out the fixing holes for the handrail that has not yet been attached.
• Once the holes have been marked, remove the assembly from the wall
by unscrewing the brackets for the handrail fixed earlier.
• Drill and plug the second wall section.
• Reposition the assembly and fix the first handrail section and then the
second handrail section onto the wall.
Mark out the bracket
mounting holes
Template
Internal
angle piece
Spirit level
Handrail
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS