With its continuous vertical ‘fins’ and sleek, post-free profile, the UNEX Finline Postless Fin Style Balustrade delivers a striking architectural feature while maintaining practical functionality. Perfect for decks, balconies, and terraces, its closer spacing can be side-mounted to create a clean edge solution or act as a privacy screen. Finished in durable Dulux powder-coat colours and fully compliant with the NZ Building Code, Finline blends minimalist urban styling with long-lasting performance.
Finline balustrade style is designed for, but is not limited to, use in projects within the following scope:
B1.3.3 - Finline balustrade adheres with the minimum barrier height in respect to the location and building type (As per Table 3.1 minimum barrier heights). Stair barriers in areas likely to be frequently used by children under six years of age require no gaps larger than 100mm and 150mm in the stair tread. Balustrade geometry shall follow the dimensions illustrated barriers in figure 3.3 (Example of barrier geometries).
B1.3.4 - Finline balustrade style loading aligns with the barrier loads set out in AS/NZS 1170.1 Clause 3.6 and Table 3.3. The magnitude of the barrier loads that need to be applied in the design depends specifically on the occupancy of that part of the building or structure
B1.3.5 - Finline balustrade style displacement is recommended to not exceed 30mm under barrier and wind loads as described in B1/VM1.
B1.3.7 - Finline balustrade style fixings and connections are designed to be suitable for the supporting structure (material and strength), the fixing (type, edge distance and spacing) and to be adequate to resist balustrade loads.
B1.3.8 - Finline balustrade has a durability requirement of no less than 15 years. B1.3.9 - Finline balustrade style has no sharp edges or projections than can cause injury when restraining people. All extrusions have minor radii and any sharp edges are to be removed.
B1.4.3 - Finline balustrade style uses aluminum that has been designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 Appendix B. All product is powder coated or anodized to the specifiers standards to ensure the best durability of the product in the installed location.
B2.3 - Finline balustrade element "Balustrade" must have a durability requirement of no less than 50 years.
D1.1.7.1 - Finline balustrade prevents falling from access routes and complies with NZBC F4
D1.2.3.1 - Finline balustrade lower rail height is adjusted to where the surface of an accessible route is more than 25 mm above the adjacent ground to provide protection from falling.
D1.6.0.6 - Finline balustrade top rail is used as a handrail is applications where required, the height of the rail is situated between 900mm and 1000mm above the pitch line/FFL.
D1.6.0.9 - Finline balustrade handrail options come in a range of sizes and provide acceptable profiles for accessible stairways and ramps.
F4.1.1 - Finline balustrade adheres to the minimum barrier heights (F4/AS1 Table 1) in the respective area installed
F4.1.2.1 - Finline balustrade aligns with the barrier height and geometry as set out in Table 1, Figure 2, figure 3 and figure 4. The barrier design ensures that, anywhere over the full height of the barrier, a 100 mm diameter sphere cannot pass through. In applications where the barrier is on a staircase or similar application, The triangular opening formed by the riser, tread, and bottom rail of the barrier on a stair shall be of such a size that a 150 mm diameter sphere cannot pass through it.
F4.1.2.3 - Finline style shall adhere to the acceptable methods of the construction of rail barriers in conjunction with parapets so they are not readily available to be used as seats, as required by Clause F4.3.4(h) for buildings other than housing.
F9.2.1 - The Finline balustrade can be used as a pool barrier when at the minimum height of 1200mm. Finline has been design to best relate to Figure 1 (b) and (d) balustrade to ensure compliance.
F9.2.4 - Finline adheres with appendices C, D, E & F which are acceptable methods for assessing the strength of pool barriers.
AS/NZS 1170:2002
NZS4223.3.2016
NZS 3603
AS/NZS 1664
AS/NZS 2208
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