BALCONY RAILINGS – BALCONY PARAPETS

Balcony railings, resistant and with custom finishes to ensure maximum security of your home.

Discover the Railings and Parapets Kit by Coprimuro Srl,
in heavy aluminium, easy and quick to install

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Ensures protection
of balconies as required by law.
Protects
against falling off balconies
Ensures
strength and durability
Enables
customization of finishes
Whatch the spot

Balcony parapets and railings:
functions and applicable regulations

Usually when you buy a house you worry about many important issues, from habitability to the conformity of the installations, flooring and bathroom fittings… but have you ever worried about the balcony railings?

In condominiums or block of flats and in the house the function that railings and parapets have is really important: to protect against falling off. Have your children, driven by curiosity, ever looked over a balcony? Have you ever wondered if they are safe?

That’s exactly why some architectural measures are necessary in buildings to enable people to move around safely.

Children are a group of users who are particularly at risk, as are older people, who with advancing age suffer alterations in visual and movement skills as well as dizziness.

It is essential to fill the security gaps with railings, parapets and handrails, architectural measures suitable to protect people from falls. In multi-storey buildings especially, suitable architectural measures are vital so that people in general can move around in total safety.

We at Coprimuro Srl have created and patented a railing kit which is easy to assemble, inexpensive and certified by the Giordano Institute.

 

Are there rules governing the minimum height of parapets?

There is only one answer to this precise question: we have a national reference standard that is represented by the Ministerial Decree – Ministry of Public Works 14 June, 1989, no 236 ”Technical prescriptions necessary to guarantee the accessibility, adaptability and visitability of private buildings and subsidized and facilitated public housing, in order to overcome and eliminate architectural barriers”.

It applies to all buildings (public and private) built both after and before the coming into force of the law and the decree provides for both the definition of height and the minimum height to be respected:

1. Height is the ”distance measured vertically from the upper edge of the element limiting the view (coping, lower crossbeam, frame, handrail or railing, if any) to the walk-on surface” (Art. 8.0.1).

2. With respect to balconies and terraces, it is again specified in art. 8 that ”the parapet must have a minimum height of 100 cm and must be able to be crossed by a 10 cm diameter sphere” (art. 8.1.8).

In addition, parapets must be built or rebuilt in a material suitable for their function, i.e. to protect people from falls.

But besides this, we must also take into account the provisions of the various national laws, if they are more restrictive.

Furthermore, between any point of the handrail and any barriers or obstacles there must be a free space of 100 mm and the ends of the handrail must not have sharp edges (to avoid the risk of cuts) or edges where clothing could get caught.

So as we have seen, in order to comply with regulations, the railings of our balcony must have a minimum height of 110 mm, but how can we quickly solve the problem in the event of our balcony not being up to standard?

We at Coprimuro Srl have created and patented a railing kit, easy to assemble, inexpensive and certified by the Giordano Institute.


Railings and Parapets KIT
Coprimuro Srl

Certified and patented, made of heavy aluminium to ensure utmost safety in your home.

  • Railings made of heavy aluminium – strong and unchanging over time
  • In compliance with applicable regulations – Ministerial Decree no. 236 dated 16.06.89
  • Quick and easy assembly
  • Railing available in more than 250 colours, with finishes made using industrial machinery in compliance with European standards regarding coating processes for extruded aluminium profiles for architectural use.
  • Possibility of making custom-made bars or any colour shades on request, to satisfy any architectural requirement

The kit is sold complete with all mounting accessories: heavy aluminium railing, bolts, washers, locking caps, threaded rods and 10Ø socket wrench for mounting.

NOTE: When ordering, please attach the drawing of the balcony or terrace walls, with the external measurements and thickness, also indicating whether the wall is in reinforced concrete or hollow tiles.

Below are a number of photos of our “balcony railings” kit.

Here you can download and browse the PDF document for the installation of our Balcony Railings and Parapets KIT.

Parapet Railings Installation Manual

All the certifications of the Balcony Railings and Parapets KIT are shown below.

Can I install it in an iron railing?
No, you can’t. The product is certified exclusively for concrete parapets.

NOTE: If you want to add a touch of style and elegance to your home (while still ensuring a high standard of safety) take a look at the BALAUSTRA SYSTEM (BALUSTRADE SYSTEM), our glass parapet with aluminium finishes 😉

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