Here is another image of frame-less glass balustrade. This is the landing area to the staircase I showed earlier.

The glass is fixed to a steel stringer which is fixed into the edge of the concrete floor. There are no visible bolts or welds to cheapen the appearance of this piece.

Note the way in which the timber handrail is fitted. There are no timber corners at all. There are all done by thickening the stainless steel and so eliminates the risk of the timber corners opening and looks very good……………………………. Attention to detail is the key.

Regards, Martin.

Canopy sees the light……………….. at last. Well done to Gavin, Mick, Lucas, James and Willie. We moved out the canopy in the early hours this morning and turned it over to work on the top section. We will be loading it on the low loader later this evening and our journey will begin at 2pm Sunday from our factory in Ballyfoyle to site The Gaiety Centre, Dublin.

Probably the best fabricators in the world……………..

Regards, Martin

We are now on the final polishing stage of this feature canopy. We have in all 9 layers of polishing to be carried out over every square inch of it’s surface. By noon tomorrow we hope to be turning this canopy over to finish off the top lip and then concentrate on the top rain water pan and support arms. The lads have not stopped in their quest for perfection on this one. The machines are at their best to keep up with them actually.

You can see the type of finish that is being achieved through endless man hours and the skill of our guys. The fabrication is only as good as the finished polishing………. especially in stainless steel work.

I’ll keep you posted,   Regards, Martin.

Here are some images of a staircase and landing balustrade we installed recently in a home. The stairs is manufactured from mildsteel and finished in black and the glass is fixed to the sides of the stringers with a stainless steel flat bar fixed to the top section of the glass with timber slip handrail.

The treads are manufactured from oak and have a double stainless steel anti slip strip in each of them. This staircase was installed before the roof was put on the building and so eliminated any bolts or unsightly joints to the steel members. This goes back to what I said in earlier blogs that design is crucial at an early stage.

I’ll have more images shortly.

Regards, Martin

We are now polishing the welds on the Feature Canopy and trying to maintain a cool temperature in the material to avoid distortion. The heat generated by the constant polishing is intense and can do create as mush distortion as the welding process. We are avoiding this by staggering the polishing positions and because the piece is so large this is easily done.

I hope to have a further update later in the week.

Regards, Martin.