The BSP KB system is an aluminum system of external and internal balustrades with the possibility of using various fillings::
– glass
– photovoltaic panels
– boards (e.g. HPL).
This system includes two methods of installation the balustrade construction – to the front of the balcony slab or from the top of the balcony slab. In addition, there are three methods of lower fastening of the balustrade filling:
– without a blend,
– with an aluminum blend
– with a blend made of a board (e.g. HPL).
The system consists of consoles, posts, profiles for lower installation of the filling and handrail profiles. All aluminum elements of the BSP KB system are manufactured from extruded aluminum alloy EN AW 6060 T66 or EN AW 6063 T6.
The KO-01 aluminum consoles, mounted to the front of the balcony slabs, have an I-shaped shape. The base of the console is 10 mm thick, while the console arms are 8 mm thick. The thickness of the element has been selected so that the console transfers the balustrade loads with a pole spacing of up to 1.2 m.
The PR-01 balustrade pole has dimensions of 50 x 65 mm and a wall thickness of 3 mm. The pole profile is mounted in the console arms using screws.
The lower MS-01 profile for installation of the balustrade filling is connected to the PR-01 post profile using self-drilling screws. The mountings of the lower profiles are covered with the MS-02 masking profile. The MS-01 profile is equipped with gaskets of various sizes depending on the thickness of the balustrade filling.
The upper fastening of the balustrade filling, which also constitutes the balustrade handrail, can be one- or two-part. In the case of two-part fastening, the P-05 profile is installed first, equipped with a socket with gaskets, constituting the upper fastening of the balustrade filling. Then, a second covering profile P-03 or P-04 is attached to this profile, which is the visible part of the railing handrail. The advantage of this solution is the possibility of attaching the railing filling long before attaching the decorative part of the handrail, which can be attached at the last stage of assembly, after dismantling the scaffolding. In this way, we avoid exposing the decorative part to mechanical damage. All types of BSP handrails have a special channel for routing electric cables in the case of using photovoltaic panels as railing filling.
All fasteners in the BSP KB system are invisible, thanks to which the railing gains aesthetic value.
The aluminum elements of the BSP KB system are classified in the range of reaction to fire without testing in class A1 according to the PN-EN 13501-1+A1:2010 standard based on the decisions of the European Commission no. 96/603/EC, 2000/605/EC and 2003/424/WE. The BSP KB system is characterized by durability class B according to the PN-EN 1999-1-1:2011 standard and can be used without protective coatings in environments with atmospheric corrosivity category C1, C2 and C3 according to the PN-EN ISO 12944-2:2001 standard. After carrying out an additional protective procedure – anodizing of aluminum elements – it can also be used in an environment with atmospheric corrosivity category C4.
The construction of balustrades in the BSP KB system should be installed on the basis of a workshop design prepared by designers with knowledge in the field of construction and building. The arrangement of individual structural elements (strength of the entire system) should be confirmed by static calculations prepared by a designer with qualifications in the field of construction and building.
