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PRODUCT
SELECTION
After
determining your needs, we carefully choose the appropriate
raw materials required for your project. We buy from suppliers
that are as particular about their product as we are of ours.
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INSTALLATION
Our experienced installers are equipped with the tools
and skills to properly and safely install your product.
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SAFETY
STANDARDS
As manufacturers of railings and members of the Stair and Railing Association
of Canada, we strive to keep
abreast with safety requirements so that your railings
will be safe and pass inspection.
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CLIENT
SATISFACTION
We have been proudly operating our business since 1972. Rest assured that client satisfaction is our top priority. |
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| GALVANIZING:
PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT
Due
to the oxidizing nature of iron, we encourage our clients
to make the smart choice by galvanizing their final
product. Not only does the galvanizing process increase
the product’s lifespan, but also proves to be
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GALVANIZING
VS. POWDER COATING
For all intents and purposes, galvanizing is considered a
commercial application. As such, it must be understood that
imperfections are apparent in the look and feel of the steel
once it has been galvanized. The finished product tends to
be rough. The steel is not as smooth as it would be using
a multi-paint coat system. Galvanizing is not a finished coating.
However, for protection and longevity, it is the most superior
process to be applied to your investment.
WHY
GALVANIZE?
Zinc provides protection to bare steel areas. The structure
remains protected even if exposed to abrasion or impact damage.
The sacrificial nature of zinc prevents the exposed steel
from corroding. This eliminates undercutting or blistering
of the coating.
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From
large structural steel sections to smaller forged iron
components, every portion of your product is fully protected
when the total immersion hot dip galvanizing process
is applied, including recesses, sharp corners and otherwise
inaccessible areas. |
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Galvanized
coatings are thicker at corners and edges. This process
is "self-inspecting" because coating deficiencies
are immediately evident when the steel is withdrawn
from the molten zinc. Unlike multi-coat paint systems
used in Ornamental iron applications, the galvanizing
process allows for immediate remedial action. The coating
cross-section below shows the relative hardness of the
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LIFESPAN
EXPECTANCY FOR GALVANIZED PRODUCTS
A hot dip galvanized zinc coating has
the ability to provide maintenance-free protection for
the designed lifespan of the structure. It has a rate
of corrosion proportional to its thickness and directly
affected by the environment to which it is exposed.
For example, the typical lifespan expectation of an
87 micron-thick galvanized coating can range from 20
years in a heavy industrial environment to more than
50 years under typical rural conditions. |
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