Technical Statement
Product Description
Scope of use
Features:
Rakes up to 30 deg.
Pool Fence Compliant
Balustrade Compliant
Applications:
Balustrade Fencing - 1.2m high flat top raking aluminium panel, 2.325m wide 2 rail panel with 25mm SHS pickets.
Compliant to NZS3604.
Commercial panel with 50x40 top rail and 65SHS steel posts for parks, schools, apartments and commercial applications.
Residential panel with 40x40 rails and 65SHS aluminium posts for single dwelling residential applications.
New Zealand Building Code (NZBC)
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
- Clause B1 Structure: Performance B1.3.1, B1.3.2
- AS/NZS1170.0:2001, 1, 2 and 5
- NZS 4230:2004
- NZS 3101:2006 (Amendment 3)
- NZS 3603:1993 (Amendment 4)
- NZS 3404:1997
- Clause B2 Durability: Performance B2.3.1(b)
Evidence
The product meets the requirements set out in the following documents, or relevant parts of cited standards within the documents:
Edgesmith PS1 for The Mercury Balustrade Panel is readily available on request or via the website.
Supporting evidence
The product has and can make available the following additional evidence to support the above statements:
Use in Service History
As a fence panel, The Mercury Balustrade panel has been used in the fencing industry for 6 years. Originally, it was a rigid panel called The Lennox Panel but then changed to The Mercury Panel which offered a modular design with a raking feature and became available with a PS1 to meet building codes for use as balustrade.
Product Criteria
Design requirements
The Mercury Balustrade is designed for use on, but not limited to
- Retaining walls
- Decks
- Low rise balconies
- Pool Fencing
- Perimeter fencing
- Able to rake/slope up to 30 degrees - for install down stairs
Installation requirements
Refer to The Mercury Balustrade PS1 for detailed installation requirements.
Maintenance requirements
Maintenance is required to meet any warranty claims.
- Remove Sap from trees
- No contact with water with high mineral content
- No contact with landscape or gardening
equipment
- No contact with chemicals that may cause damage
- Remove any attachment of foreign articles abrasive to
the product
- Remove any plant life of any sort that has grown directly upon or in contact with any
portion of the product
- Periodically washing your fence with water, paying attention to areas not rinsed/cleaned during rainfall
- Periodically check all fixing and replacing any that require it
Warrantees
Refer to Edgesmith 5 year warranty available on our website.
Building Product Information Requirements
Manufacturer
Legal Trading Name:
Edgesmith
Business Email:
crew@edgesmith.co.nz
Contact Number/s:
09 4274980
0800 3362369
Product Identifier
MER-1.2-COMBAL-APCB
Warnings
This product has no warnings associated with it.
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Date last validated:
20 September 2024 |
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Date last updated:
20 September 2024 |