Existing connection
Identify what is already cast into or available on the structure and review the relevant NON-DRILL product.
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Temporary to Permanent Handrails
Where a permanent handrail will be needed, why install temporary Edge Protection only to take it down and start again? On suitable retaining walls, NON-DRILL can connect to cast-in anchors to protect the edge during construction, then transition the same posts and rails into the permanent handrail as backfilling is completed. The edge stays protected through the changeover, without drilling new fixings into finished concrete. The final connection and handrail are detailed for permanent use.
Discuss your projectThe starting point
Use the connection already available, or consider it early.
NON-DRILL begins with the structure, the anchor or fixing point and the Edge Protection requirement. The product is then matched to the application rather than forcing the project into a generic arrangement.
Design-stage connection
If the project is early enough, consider the position and purpose of the connection before manufacture or construction.
Application journey
From project information to an agreed pathway.
Each application follows the same route: identify what the structure already offers, match it to a connection, and agree the installation arrangement.
Review the structure
Confirm the element, project stage and when Edge Protection is required.
Identify the connection
Review existing anchor information or the opportunity to plan a connection into the build.
Confirm the arrangement
Provide the relevant product, installation and technical information for project review.
What to establish
Questions for the first project conversation.
Common questions
What project teams need to know first.
Can NON-DRILL be considered for Temporary to Permanent Handrails?
Where a permanent handrail will be needed, why install temporary Edge Protection only to take it down and start again? On suitable retaining walls, NON-DRILL can connect to cast-in anchors to protect the edge during construction, then transition the same posts and rails into the permanent handrail as backfilling is completed. The edge stays protected through the changeover, without drilling new fixings into finished concrete. The final connection and handrail are detailed for permanent use. The available anchor, structure and complete Edge Protection arrangement must be reviewed for the project.
Does the anchor need to be planned into the design?
Not necessarily. Existing anchors are the most common starting point. Where the project is still at design stage, connection points can also be considered early.
What should I send for an initial review?
Send drawings, anchor details, dimensions, clear photographs, the project stage and a description of the Edge Protection requirement.
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Discuss a Temporary to Permanent Handrails application.
Send the drawings, anchor details, photographs and project stage. NON-DRILL can help identify the likely next step.
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