97ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST. Ask in store about our Price Guarantee.
External Handrails
Handrail Fixings
TQ TDS 23 -Timber Handrails and Balustrades
Section 6 EXTERNAL HANDRAILS
98 “Celebrating 141 YEARS.”
Handrails 6
EH 1 (42 x 19 Slat)
EH 4 (62 x 19 Slat)
EH 7 (25mm Hardwood Dowel)
EH 10 (42 x 42mm Turned Pine Baluster)
EH 2 (42 x 19 Slat)
EH 5 (62 x 19 Slat)
EH 8 (67 x 42 Components*)* Supplied in components only
EH 11 (42mm Turned Pine Baluster)
EH 3 (62 x 19 Slat)
EH 6 (25mm Hardwood Dowel)
EH 9 (25mm Hardwood Dowel)
EH 12
6.0 External Handrails
Bread Loaf Lady’s Waist Reb/Bot/Rail Mid Rail
PLEASE ADVISE IF PANELS ARE TO BE STAINED
Kwila Handrails
140 x 42
90 x 42
Panels available in KD Primed, Finger Jointed Treated Pine or KD Laminated Kwila
99ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST. Ask in store about our Price Guarantee.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION KITFORM ONLY NON-ASSEMBLED ASSEMBLED PANELS
PINE HARDWOOD PINE HARDWOOD
EH1 Double feature panel 42mm slats $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH2 Single feature panel 42mm slats $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH3 Double feature panel 64mm slats $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH4 Single feature panel 64mm slats $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH5 64mm Slats $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH6 Single Dowel Design $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH7 Double Dowel 3 up 3 down $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH8 Square and Cross Not pre cut AVAILABLE IN LOOSE COMPONENTS ONLY - 5.4m lengths.
EH9 Single Dowel $76.45 $102.85 $101.75 $128.15
EH10 Turned Baluster $134.75 $161.15 $160.05 $186.45
EH11 Turned Baluster $134.75 $161.15 $160.05 $186.45
EH12 Turned Baluster $181.50 $207.90 $214.50 $240.90
Please Note:
- All assembled handrail panels have pre-primed drill holes and rebates. Advise if panels are to be stained. Handrails available in select hardwood or pre-primed pine. Prices are for flat sections only. Raked stair sections available (POA).
- Kitset and assembled handrails are supplied 50mm longer each end for cutting in on site. When ordering please provide us with exact measurements between posts.
- Lengths will be charged at the next highest 300mm increment from exact length, plus 100mm eg. Exact length 2250 + 100 = 2350 is charged at 2400mm.
- *Not carried in stock. Some profiles may vary slightly pending availability.
- For correct handling, storage and fixing instructions for timber handrails and balustrades, please refer Timber Qld Technical Data Sheet #23 Timber Handrails and Balusters on the following page of this catalogue.
PRODUCT SIZE SPECIE PRICE METRE
BREADLOAF 65 x 65 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $27.24
LWAIST 65 x 65 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $27.24
90 x 42 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $21.83
140 x 42 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $35.64
MID RAIL 67 x 42 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $13.55
REB/BOT/RAIL 67 x 42 Laminated Kwila Hardwood $13.55
PRODUCT SIZE SPECIE PRICE METRE
BREADLOAF 66 x 66 Primed Treated Pine $19.03
L/WAIST 66 x 66 Primed Treated Pine $19.03
MID RAIL 66 x 42 Primed Treated Pine $10.13
REB/BOT/RAIL 66 x 42 Primed Treated Pine $10.13
BALUSTERS 62 x 19 Primed Treated Pine $4.57
BALUSTERS 42 x 19 Primed Treated Pine $3.63
Section 6 HANDRAILS
External Handrails 6
6.1 External Handrails
6.2 External Handrails - Pine
6.3 External Handrails - Hardwood
PRODUCT QUANTITY PRICE
27999 Pack of 10 $22.08
27998 Pack of 50 $92.64
6.4 Handrail Fixings
Please Note: Customers MUST ADVISE if handrail panels are to be stained as all timber end sections are primed before assembly.
100 “Celebrating 141 YEARS.”
TDS 23 - Timber Handrails & Balustrades 6
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ber Q
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This
dat
a sh
eet
prov
ides
gen
eral
gui
danc
e on
mem
ber
size
s, c
onne
ctio
ns a
nd s
uita
ble
mat
eria
ls f
or t
he
cons
truc
tion
of h
andr
ails
and
bal
ustr
ades
. The
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
in th
is d
ata
shee
t doe
s no
t pre
clud
e th
e us
e of
man
ufac
ture
r’s p
ropr
ieta
ry in
form
atio
n w
here
this
satis
fies t
he re
quire
men
ts o
f the
regu
lato
ry a
utho
rity.
Intr
od
uc
tIo
nFo
r al
l Cla
sses
of
build
ing,
han
drai
ls a
nd b
alus
trad
es a
re r
equi
red
to c
ompl
y w
ith t
he B
uild
ing
Code
of
Aust
ralia
(BC
A).
The
BCA
re
quire
men
ts
incl
ude
desi
gn
and
cons
truc
tion
prov
isio
ns
for
the
vario
us
com
pone
nts
incl
udin
g co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith
the
load
ing
prov
isio
ns o
f A
S 11
70.1
Str
uctu
ral
desi
gn a
ctio
ns P
art
1:
Perm
anen
t,im
pose
d an
d ot
her a
ctio
ns.
For
hand
rails
and
bal
ustr
ades
, the
BCA
is p
rimar
ily c
once
rned
with
th
e sa
fety
of b
uild
ing
user
s and
occ
upan
ts. D
esig
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n m
ust
ther
efor
e ta
ke i
nto
cons
ider
atio
n bo
th t
he s
tren
gth
and
dura
bilit
y of
mat
eria
ls a
nd c
ompo
nent
s as
wel
l as
the
“geo
met
ric“
cons
trai
nts
pres
crib
ed
by
the
BCA
to
pr
even
t pe
ople
fr
om
acci
dent
ally
falli
ng th
roug
h, u
nder
or o
ver t
he b
alus
trad
e.
The
BCA
sho
uld
be c
onsu
lted
to d
eter
min
e w
here
han
drai
ls a
nd
balu
stra
des
are
requ
ired
and
for s
peci
fic d
etai
ls re
gard
ing
hand
rails
fo
r sta
irs, g
eom
etric
lim
itatio
ns a
nd o
ther
crit
eria
.
Loa
ds
AS
1170
.1 re
quire
s ba
lust
rade
s an
d ra
iling
s to
geth
er w
ith m
embe
rs
and
conn
ectio
ns w
hich
pro
vide
str
uctu
ral
supp
ort
to b
e ab
le t
o re
sist
the
follo
win
g fa
ctor
ed li
mit
stat
e lo
ads -
0.9
kN in
war
d, o
utw
ard
and
dow
nwar
d lo
ad a
t an
y po
int.
It al
so r
equi
res
balu
stra
des
and
hand
rails
to
be a
ble
to re
sist
a fa
ctor
ed h
oriz
onta
l or
vert
ical
load
s of
0.5
3kN
/m fo
r all
area
s with
in o
r ser
vici
ng e
xclu
sive
ly o
ne d
wel
ling
incl
udin
g st
airs
and
land
ings
but
exc
ludi
ng e
xter
nal b
alco
nies
and
1.
13kN
/m f
or e
xter
nal b
alco
nies
in d
omes
tic a
nd o
ther
res
iden
tial
build
ings
. Infi
ll, in
clud
ing
balu
ster
s, sh
ould
be
capa
ble
of r
esis
ting
0.75
kN in
any
dire
ctio
n.
Not
e: In
add
ition
, AS 1
170
reco
mm
ends
oth
er d
esig
n lo
ads f
or sp
ecifi
c con
ditio
ns
such
as t
o re
stra
in c
row
ds o
r peo
ple
unde
r pan
ic c
ondi
tions
. For
this
case
, de
sign
to re
sist
a u
nifo
rm lo
ad o
f 4.5
kN/m
is re
quire
d. Fo
r the
se co
nditi
ons,
hand
rail
and
balu
stra
de s
yste
ms
shou
ld b
e sp
ecifi
cally
des
igne
d an
d ar
e no
t cov
ered
in th
is d
ata
shee
t.
Reco
mm
ende
d PR
acti
ce //
JUne
201
2
TIM
BER
HAND
RAIL
S &
BALU
STRA
DES
TEcH
NIcA
L DAT
A SH
EET
issU
ed b
y tim
beR Q
Ueen
slan
d
23
Figu
re 1
. bal
ustr
ade
term
inol
ogy
and
dim
ensi
ons
22
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ber Q
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d Te
chni
cal D
ata
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ber B
alus
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nd T
imbe
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Mat
erIa
Ls (t
imbe
r - g
ener
al)
dur
abili
tyIn
wea
ther
exp
osed
abo
ve g
roun
d ap
plic
atio
ns o
r, w
here
subj
ecte
d to
oth
er s
ourc
es o
f moi
stur
e, h
andr
ails
, pos
ts, n
ewel
s, ba
lust
ers,
and
infil
l sho
uld
be e
ither
Abo
ve G
roun
d D
urab
ility
Cla
ss 1
spe
cies
suc
h as
bla
ckbu
tt, s
pott
ed g
um, i
ronb
ark,
jarr
ah, m
erba
u or
kw
ila w
ith
any
sapw
ood
pres
ent
trea
ted
to H
3 (o
r hi
gher
) or
, H3
(or
high
er)
trea
ted
soft
woo
d su
ch a
s sl
ash,
hoo
p or
rad
iata
pin
e. P
rese
rvat
ive
trea
tmen
t sha
ll co
mpl
y w
ith A
S 16
04.
Not
e: M
eran
ti, V
icto
rian
Ash
and
Tasm
ania
n O
ak a
re n
ot su
itabl
e fo
r wea
ther
ex
pose
d ap
plic
atio
ns.
For i
nter
nal u
se, t
imbe
r of a
ny d
urab
ility
cla
ss is
sui
tabl
e.
tim
ber G
rade
The
timbe
r sho
uld
be fr
ee fr
om a
ny m
ajor
stre
ngth
redu
cing
feat
ures
, be
str
aigh
t gra
ined
and
be
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e fo
llow
ing:
-
• Har
dwoo
d (In
clud
ing
Mer
anti)
– A
S 27
96 –
Tim
ber -
Har
dwoo
d –
Saw
n an
d m
illed
pro
duct
s - C
lear
or s
elec
t gra
de
• Soft
woo
d (In
clud
ing
impo
rted
sof
twoo
d) –
AS
1786
– Jo
iner
y tim
ber m
illed
from
Aus
tral
ian
grow
n co
nife
rs –
Cle
ar g
rade
Not
e: F
inge
r joi
nted
tim
ber s
hall
com
ply w
ith A
S 14
91 –
‘Fin
ger j
oint
ed st
ruct
ural
tim
ber’
and
lam
inat
ed t
imbe
r sh
all
com
ply
with
AS
1328
– ‘
Glu
ed
lam
inat
ed st
ruct
ural
tim
ber’.
Mat
erIa
Ls (s
truc
tura
l Pro
pert
ies
& s
izes
)
Han
drai
lsH
andr
ail s
izes
and
spa
ns s
hall
be in
acc
orda
nce
with
Tab
le 1
.
Not
e: 1
. Man
ufac
ture
rs th
at u
se th
is da
ta sh
eet a
s the
bas
is of
thei
r des
ign
shou
ld
ensu
re t
hat
thei
r pr
oduc
ts s
atisf
y Au
stra
lian
Stan
dard
s an
d ha
ve t
he
rele
vant
min
imum
mec
hani
cal p
rope
rtie
s inc
ludi
ng th
e fo
llow
ing:
-
H
ardw
ood
– St
ress
Gra
de F
22, (
char
acte
ristic
ben
ding
str
engt
h f’b
= 6
5 M
Pa, M
odul
us o
f ela
stic
ity E
= 1
6000
MPa
) and
Join
t Gro
up JD
2. E
xam
ples
- s
pott
ed g
um, i
ronb
ark,
bla
ckbu
tt, k
wila
and
mer
bau.
M
eran
ti a
nd A
ustr
alia
n So
ftw
ood
– (c
hara
cter
istic
ben
ding
stre
ngth
f’b =
25
MPa
, Mod
ulus
of e
last
icity
E =
910
0 M
Pa) a
nd Jo
int G
roup
JD4.
Exam
ples
- ra
diat
a pi
ne, h
oop
pine
, sla
sh p
ine
and
mer
anti.
Im
port
ed S
oftw
ood
- (ch
arac
teris
tic b
endi
ng st
reng
th f’
b =
25 M
Pa,
M
odul
us o
f ela
stic
ity E
= 6
900
MPa
) and
Join
t Gro
up JD
4.
Exam
ples
- N
ew Z
eala
nd ra
diat
a pi
ne.
2.
Unl
ess b
rand
ed to
iden
tify
that
it is
‘Aus
tral
ian
Gro
wn’,
soft
woo
d
ba
lust
rade
s spa
ns sh
all b
e de
term
inde
d fro
m th
e ‘Im
port
ed S
oftw
ood’
sp
ans g
iven
in Ta
ble
1.
Post
s / n
ewel
Pos
ts
Post
s an
d N
ewel
pos
ts s
hall
have
a m
inim
um S
tres
s G
rade
of
F5.
Whe
re s
uppo
rtin
g ha
ndra
ils/b
alus
trad
es o
nly,
the
min
imum
siz
e of
po
sts
and
new
el p
osts
sha
ll be
80x
80 m
m (m
axim
um p
ost s
paci
ng
3600
mm
and
hei
ght o
f 270
0 m
m).
Whe
re s
uppo
rtin
g ro
of a
nd o
r flo
or l
oads
, re
fer
to A
S 16
84 t
o de
term
ine
min
imum
siz
e bu
t sha
ll be
not
less
than
80x
80 m
m.
Infil
l / B
alus
ters
The
min
imum
siz
e of
infil
l/bal
uste
rs s
hall
be a
s fo
llow
s:-
Har
dwoo
d - 2
5 x
19 m
m o
r 25m
m d
iam
eter
So
ftw
ood
– 62
x 1
9 or
35
mm
dia
met
er
corr
osio
n re
sist
ance
For
wea
ther
exp
osed
app
licat
ions
, all
met
al c
onne
ctio
ns in
clud
ing
nails
, scr
ews,
bolts
and
bra
cket
s sho
uld
be a
min
imum
of h
ot d
ippe
d ga
lvan
ised
(or f
or sc
rew
s, Cl
ass 3
corr
osio
n re
sist
ance
as p
er A
S 35
66).
For
coas
tal
envi
ronm
ents
sub
ject
ed t
o ai
rbor
ne s
alt
depo
sitio
n,
stai
nles
s st
eel o
r eq
uiva
lent
cor
rosi
on r
esis
tant
met
al c
onne
ctio
ns
shou
ld b
e us
ed.
Figu
re 2
. int
erm
edia
te V
ertic
al s
uppo
rt
taB
Le 1
- H
an
dr
aIL
sTi
mbe
r
size
/ des
crip
tion
max
imum
spa
n of
han
drai
l (m
m)
With
in o
r ex
clus
ivel
y
serv
icin
g on
e D
wel
ling
(exc
ludi
ng
exte
rnal
bal
coni
es)
Oth
er a
reas
in
Res
iden
tial
Build
ings
(in
clud
ing
exte
rnal
ba
lcon
ies)
No
Interm
ediat
e Ve
rtica
l Su
ppor
ts (1)
With
Int
ermed
iate
Verti
cal
Supp
orts
(2)
No
Interm
ediat
e Ve
rtica
l Su
ppor
ts (1)
With
Int
ermed
iate
Verti
cal
Supp
orts
(2)
har
dwoo
d65
x 6
5 (p
rofil
ed)
42 x
65
(pro
filed
)42
x 8
5 (p
rofil
ed)
35 x
70
35 x
90
35 x
120
45 x
70
45 x
90
45 x
120
70 x
70
70 x
90
3000
2200
2400
2100
2200
2400
2500
2700
2900
3500
3600
3000
2700
3400
3000
3600
3600
3200
3600
3600
3500
3600
3000
2200
2400
2100
2200
2400
2500
2700
2900
3500
3600
3000
2700
3400
3000
3600
3600
3200
3600
3600
3500
3600
mer
anti
and
aus
tral
ian
Gro
wn
soft
woo
d
65 x
65
(pro
filed
) 42
x 6
5 (p
rofil
ed)
42 x
85
(pro
filed
)35
x 7
035
x 9
035
x 1
2045
x 7
045
x 9
0 45
x 1
2070
x 7
070
x 9
0
2700
1400
1800
1200
1600
2100
2000
2400
2600
3200
3400
2700
2000
3000
2400
3200
3600
2800
3400
3600
3200
3600
2200
1400
1700
1200
1600
1800
1800
2000
2400
2800
3200
2200
1800
2400
2000
2500
3400
2200
2900
3600
2800
3600
soft
woo
d im
port
ed
or
unk
now
n O
rigi
n
65 x
65
(pro
filed
) 42
x 6
5 (p
rofil
ed)
42 x
85
(pro
filed
)35
x 7
035
x 9
035
x 1
2045
x 7
045
x 9
045
x 1
2070
x 7
070
x 9
0
2400
1400
1800
1200
1600
1900
2000
2200
2300
2900
3000
2400
2000
2700
2400
2900
3600
2600
3100
3600
2900
3400
2200
1400
1700
1200
1600
1800
1800
2000
2300
2800
3000
2200
1800
2400
2000
2500
3400
2200
2900
3600
2800
3400
(see
not
es o
ver p
age)
101ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST. Ask in store about our Price Guarantee.
Section 6 HANDRAILS
TDS 23 - Timber Handrails & Balustrades 6
Tim
ber Q
ueen
slan
d Te
chni
cal D
ata
- Tim
ber B
alus
trad
es a
nd T
imbe
r Dur
abili
ty
2
3
©Ti
mbe
r Q
uee
nsl
an
d l
imiT
ed T
ech
nic
al
daT
a s
hee
T 23
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ber
ha
nd
rail
s &
ba
lusT
rad
es R
evis
ed Ju
ne 2
012
Page
3
Not
es
1. H
andr
ails
with
no
inte
rmed
iate
ver
tical
supp
orts
may
be
used
on
flat o
r on
edge
. See
Fig
ure
3.
2. H
andr
ails
with
inte
rmed
iate
ver
tical
sup
port
s sh
all b
e in
stal
led
on fl
at w
ith
inte
rmed
iate
ver
tical
sup
port
s sp
aced
not
gre
ater
than
the
allo
wab
le s
pans
gi
ven
for
the
sam
e ha
ndra
il w
ith n
o in
term
edia
te v
ertic
al s
uppo
rts.
See
Figu
res 2
and
3.
3. W
here
a m
id-r
ail (
min
imum
size
42x
65) i
s with
in 1
50m
m o
f the
mai
n ha
ndra
il an
d is
rigi
dly
fixed
to it
(usi
ng b
lock
s, or
bal
uste
rs o
r dow
els t
hat p
ass t
hrou
gh
the
mid
rai
l an
d ar
e fix
ed t
o th
e to
p ra
il) a
t le
ast
once
at
mid
spa
n, t
he
allo
wab
le sp
an o
f the
han
drai
l may
be
incr
ease
d by
300
mm
.4.
Han
drai
l spa
ns h
ave
been
lim
ited
to 3
600
mm
max
imum
.5.
Pro
filed
sect
ions
typi
cally
incl
ude
brea
d lo
af, la
dies
wai
st a
nd co
loni
al p
rofil
es.
6. T
here
is n
o ne
gativ
e to
lera
nce
perm
itted
on
the
brea
dth
or d
epth
dim
ensi
ons
(ove
rall
outs
ide
dim
ensi
ons o
f pro
filed
shap
es) g
iven
in th
e ab
ove
tabl
e.Fi
gure
3. h
andr
ails
- on
flat
/ on
edg
e
taB
Le 2
- Lo
ad
s o
n H
an
dr
aIL
ssp
an T
ype
han
drai
l sp
an (m
m)
han
drai
l con
nect
ion
load
s (k
n)
eXa
mPl
e O
F d
eTer
min
inG
ha
nd
rail
cO
nn
ecTi
On
With
in o
r exc
lusi
vely
se
rvic
ing
one
Dw
ellin
g (e
xc. e
xter
nal b
alco
nies
)
Oth
er A
reas
in
Resi
dent
ial B
uild
ings
(in
c. e
xter
nal b
alco
nies
)
Sing
le S
pan
1800
2100
2400
2700
3000
3300
3600
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.99 1.1
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
The
shad
ed a
reas
in T
able
s 2
and
3 pr
ovid
e a
guid
e to
the
sele
ctio
n of
an
appr
opria
te c
onne
ctio
n fo
r a
Clas
s 3
Build
ing
with
a c
ontin
uous
spa
n so
ftw
ood
hand
rail
span
of 2
400m
m.
step
1. F
rom
Tab
le 2
det
erm
ine
the
load
on
the
hand
rail
= 2.
7 kN
step
2 F
rom
Tab
le 3
and
Fig
ure
4, d
eter
min
e a
conn
ectio
n w
ith th
e ca
paci
ty to
resi
st 2
.7 k
N.
step
3 A
ccep
tabl
e so
lutio
ns d
eter
min
ed fr
om
Tabl
e 3
are:
-Ty
pe A
con
nect
ion,
1/M
10 b
olt o
rTy
pe B
con
nect
ion,
2/N
o 10
scr
ews
orTy
pe D
con
nect
ion,
2 N
o 10
scr
ews
per l
eg o
f bra
cket
Cont
inuo
usSp
an18
0021
0024
0027
0030
0033
0036
00
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.4
3.7
4.1
taB
Le 3
- c
aPa
cIty
of
Ha
nd
ra
IL c
on
nec
tIo
ns
Tim
ber
capa
city
of c
onne
ctio
ns (k
n)
Type
aTy
pe b
Type
cTy
pe d
Type
e
No.
Bolts
Bolt
Size
(C
uphe
ad)
No.
Scre
ws
Scre
w S
ize
(T
ype
17)
Scre
ws
Nai
ls2
/ Scr
ews
per
leg
of b
rack
etRe
fer t
o M
anuf
actu
rers
sp
ecifi
catio
nsM
10M
12N
o 10
No1
42/
No
102/
No
142/
3. 1
5 di
a2/
3. 7
5 di
aN
o 10
No
14
Har
dwoo
d(J
D2)
1 2
13 26
14 28
1 2
3.4
6.8
4.4
8.8
1.9
2.3
1.6
1.8
4.9
7.6
Soft
woo
d an
dm
eran
ti (J
D4)
1 2
8 16
9 18
1 2
2.0
4.0
2.6
5.2
1.1
1.3
0.9
1.0
2.8
4.3
Not
es:
1. F
or T
ype
B co
nnec
tions
, min
imum
scre
w p
enet
ratio
n in
to p
ost i
s 38m
m.
2. F
or T
ype
C co
nnec
tions
the
min
imum
scre
w p
enet
ratio
n in
to p
ost i
s 40m
m a
nd th
e m
inim
um n
ail p
enet
ratio
n in
to p
ost i
s 38m
m.
3. M
idra
ils a
nd b
otto
m ra
ils sh
all b
e fix
ed w
ith a
min
imum
of 2
/ 3.
15 d
ia. s
kew
nai
ls.
con
nec
tIo
ns
24
Tim
ber Q
ueen
slan
d Te
chni
cal D
ata
- Tim
ber B
alus
trad
es a
nd T
imbe
r Dur
abili
ty
©Ti
mbe
r Q
uee
nsl
an
d l
imiT
ed T
ech
nic
al
daT
a s
hee
T 23
Tim
ber
ha
nd
rail
s &
ba
lusT
rad
es R
evis
ed Ju
ne 2
012
Page
4
taB
Le 4
- co
nn
ecto
rs f
or
Ba
Lust
ers
/ In
fILL
Tim
ber
Type
a -
mim
imum
nai
l / s
crew
Pen
etra
tion
‘l’ (m
m)
Type
b -
nai
l in
shea
r
min
imum
pen
etra
tion
‘l’ (m
m)
Nai
lsSc
rew
s
2 / 2
.5 d
ia.
2 / 2
.8 d
ia1
/ No.
81
/ No.
10
Har
dwoo
d(J
D2)
2220
1515
1 / 2
.5 d
ia x
25
pene
trat
ion
Soft
woo
d an
dm
eran
ti (J
D4)
5347
1515
2 / 2
.5 d
ia x
25
pene
trat
ion
Not
es: W
here
the
balu
ster
s / in
fill a
re sl
otte
d in
to a
gro
ove
or a
dow
el in
to a
hol
e (i.
e. to
p co
nnec
tion
in F
Igur
e 5
Type
A) t
hat r
estr
ains
bot
h in
war
d an
d ou
twar
d fo
rces
, th
e ab
ove
nail
/ scr
ew fi
requ
irem
ents
are
not
app
licab
le.
Figu
re 4
. han
drai
l con
nect
ions
(Flu
sh fu
ll or
hal
f che
cked
to p
ost)
a
. bol
ted
b. s
crew
ed
c. s
top
hous
ed a
nd n
aile
d or
scr
ewed
d. b
rack
ets
e
. Pro
prie
tary
(i.
e. te
non)
Figu
re 5
. bal
uste
rs/in
fill
Typ
e a
T
ype
b
Figu
re 6
. Pos
t and
new
el P
ost c
onne
ctio
ns
102 “Celebrating 141 YEARS.”