Tag: handrail bracket

Watch this video to see how easy it is to use Slip-Fit Handrail Brackets: See pricing and availability on our complete line of Slip-Fit Handrail Brackets and components. Have you ever seen this? I have. Way too often. Most often I see this type of issue at airports where railings can run hundreds of feet. […]

We live and breathe metal railings — steel, aluminum, stainless steel, brass, and bronze, metal railing components and systems are what we do every day. Since the start of R & B Wagner in 1955, Adolph A. Wagner manufactured components for pipe railings that are still sold to this day. A.A. Wagner was the first […]

 At Wagner, Innovation is a core value and has been since the beginning. During his time at Wagner Iron Works, Adolph A. Wagner had already proven his talents as an inventor by receiving several patents and developing a line of hydraulically operated tractor loaders. He also was the first to introduce stamped handrail brackets and the […]

Here are two standard handrail brackets. The one on the left has a minimum 1-1/2″ clearance between the wall and handrail. It will meet International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), (Americans With Disabilities Act Standardards for Accessible Design) ADASAD, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 requirements for handrail graspability. It will not […]

Handrail Bracket Clearance: Required clearance between a handrail and other building elements continues to confound and confuse. Here’s a quick review of where present codes now stand. The 1992 Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) stated that there was to be an absolute dimension of 1-1/2″ between a handrail and a wall. This was […]