Time passes and not all structures prove suitable for the new safety and compliance requirements required by law.
One of these is the age-old problem related to the legally required height of handrails on balconies and stairs in condominium areas.
Today we know that there is a national standard that is a reference for us and that is regulated in Ministerial Decree no. 236, dated 14 June 1989.
If we read Article 8 of the decree, we discover that “the parapet must have a minimum height of 100 cm and be impassable by a sphere of 10 cm in diameter”. The decree also continues by indicating the materials with which the parapet and the handrail must be made.
If our balcony, therefore, does not comply with these measures and these directives, we must intervene as soon as possible to allow our condominium to maintain the usability of its common and private spaces.
We at Purita, blacksmith Giussano and surrounding areas, also operate in this situation, to bring balconies and terraces up to standard. In fact, we intervene with the handrail raiser, thus allowing the height required by law to be reached, in a short time and with an intervention that does not involve excessive financial outlay. In these cases, we intervene by raising the parapet and the handrails, maintaining as much as possible the original style of the structure on which we intervene.
If, however, the structure is corrupt or no longer safe, then our intervention will also allow the replacement and compliance of the internal parapet, so that, once the work is finished, the condominium will no longer have any problems of any kind, at a legislative level, but also aesthetically.
There are also do-it-yourself kits on the market that promise miraculous installations and the solution to all problems. We at Purita, however, believe that safety comes first and that it is essential that the original structure is worked on by those who know what to do so that wear, time and the statics of the parapet itself are not affected, causing it to deteriorate before it should. It is not enough to make peace with the regulations to "be compliant". It is necessary, in fact, that the regulations are implemented according to the rule and the installation is done expertly, so that they can also be functional and functional.
If you are, therefore, looking for experts for the handrail raising on balconies Giussano and surrounding areas, our reality, Il Fabbro Purita, is the one for you and that can respond to your needs.