Blumcraft of Pittsburgh
460 Melwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1195
Tel: (412) 681-2400
Fax: (412) 681-6840
E-mail: info@blumcraft.com
Web site: http://www.blumcraft.com

Aluminum Pipe Rail 5000 Series

Post Spacing — for 1-1/4" ips pipe; not to exceed 3'-0" as measured on slope of stair, and not to exceed 3'-0" for level railing: for 1-1/2" ips pipe; not to exceed 4'-0" as measured on slope of stair, and not to exceed 4'-0" for level railing.

Pipe fittings illustrated in shaded areas are furnished in a medium bronze Duranodic finish. All other fittings (except steel) are furnished in a satin finish…..Not Anodized. All components shown are aluminum unless otherwise noted. Pipe fittings are furnished with an internal expander.

Post Spacing – for 1-1/2" I.P.S. pipe; not to exceed 4'-0" as measured on slope of stair or for level railings.

Starting Posts – All starting posts including those with side mounted brackets should extend into floor for added rigidity.

Boxed Metal Stringers – Boxed metal stringers should be reinforced behind each post mounting bracket with steel blocking welded to web of stringer.

Rigidity – The railing installation will be only as rigid as the anchoring is to the stair, floor or wall.

Fabrication – Local fabricators build the complete railing from stock pipe using Blumcraft pipe fittings and are responsible for its rigidity and the final finished appearance of the installation.

Service to Architects – The Blumcraft engineering department will review preliminary drawings for construction and mounting details. For mounting details not shown, we will prepare details to scale as requested by architects.

Blumcraft Adjustable Aluminum Fittings
I.P.S. Pipe Schedule 40

Before sending preliminary sketches to Blumcraft, please refer to complete catalogs in Sweets:

Tempered Glass Doors - 08 41 00 / BLU
Architectural Hardware - 08 71 00 / BLU
Display Case Doors - 12 35 59 / BLU
Railing Systems - 05 73 00 / BLU