stair"rail" material

Ellen Neal Pruitt

6 years ago

This is an absolutely gorgeous detail!! What material is your stair guardrail wall? Looks like acrylic solid surface?

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McInturff Architects
6 years ago
Glad you like it. It is white-painted 1/4" steel plate. Because this house had to conform to the foundations of a previous, quite small house, every inch was important and this thin, strong material took less space than an standard stud wall. Although you might get a similar look with solid surfacing, it wouldn't have the structural integrity needed for this use.
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