Balustrading savings
April 2018
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BOHLE has expanded its balustrading offering with the addition of the EasyMount 6020, said to give significant hardware savings.
The 6020, which withstands a linear load of up to 1.5kN, uses counterbored rather than countersunk fixings, meaning that standard head anchor bolts can be used to mount the system rather than more expensive countersunk headed.
Distances between mounting points are also increased, reducing both installation times and the number of fixings required.
Managing director Dave Broxton said: “The savings are substantial. The cost of countersunk head fixings can run to almost as much as the profile system itself, so there is a clear cost-benefit to switching to a counterbore system which allows bolts with a standard head to be used.
“The other advantage is that it’s suitable for use in residential but also light commercial applications, for example office installations, without needing to use rigid toughened laminates such as Sentry glass. Four or five times more expensive than standard PVB interlayers, that’s another very significant saving.”
Also available in a side-mounted option, the EasyMount 6021, both systems can accommodate glass thicknesses of between 12mm and 21.52mm. Fixing points to achieve a 0.74kN residential linear loading are every 20cm on the 6020 and 40cm for the side mounted 6021.
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