Project Overview & Background
Almost every railing we install is retrofitted into a stair that was built without it in mind. On this Huntington Beach new build the general contractor brought us in during framing, which changes what is possible.
Because we were involved early, the stringers were built with our post locations already blocked, the landing edge was framed square rather than close enough, and the electrical was routed away from the base fixings before the drywall went on. None of that is visible in the finished stair — it just means the glass sits where it should, the reveals are even, and there was no chasing conduit out of a post location on install day.
Structural Challenge:
Coordinating with three other trades on a live site. Our post blocking had to be signed off before insulation, which meant our fabrication drawings were needed weeks before we would normally produce them.
Engineered Solution:
Early involvement at framing: post blocking, square landing edge, and services routed clear of fixings before close-up.
Bringing them in early cost nothing and saved us two change orders later. Worth doing on every build.
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