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INSTALLATION PROCEDURES – 01 July 2013
NEW LINEA RANGE

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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES – 01 July 2013 NEW LINEA RANGE...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents . LINEA’TOUCH HANDRAIL ................4 TOOLS REQUIRED ..............................4 OVERVIEW ................................5 CUTTING TECHNIQUES............................6 3.1. PVC/Aluminium profiles........................6 3.2. Wall returns – Made-to-measure angles ..................6 ASSEMBLING HANDRAILS ..........................6 4.1. Assembling wall returns – Joining blocks – Angle pieces ..............6 4.2. Assembling brackets and closers....................9 INSTALLING HANDRAILS TO WALLS.......................11 5.1.

  • Page 4: Linea'touch Handrail

    . LINEA’TOUCH HANDRAIL 1. TOOLS REQUIRED  Circular saw with carbide blade for aluminium and PVC ....ROMUS Part 93891  Mallet ....................ROMUS Part 94959  Measuring tape 5 m x 25 mm ..........……… ROMUS Part 93290  Laser ....................ROMUS Part 93185 ...

  • Page 5: Overview

    2. OVERVIEW  SPM Linea’Touch handrails consist of an aluminium profile and a PVC sheath. They are mounted onto the wall using aluminium brackets.  These handrails must be screwed to the wall. The table below shows the installation techniques to be used for the main types of wall surface found in the building industry.

  • Page 6: Cutting Techniques

    3. CUTTING TECHNIQUES 3.1. PVC/Aluminium profiles  The aluminium profile and the PVC sheath may both be cut using a circular saw. We recommend using a fine-toothed carbide blade for PVC and aluminium.  For a clean cut, both parts must be snap-fixed together. 3.2.
  • Page 7 Flat end cap Bactericidal joint Beveled end cap (left handed) Aluminium profile + PVC sheath 2.5 mm Allen fastening screws End caps to profile assembly Joining block Bactericidal joint Aluminium profile + PVC sheath 2.5 mm Allen fastening screws Profile to profile assembly Installation procedures –...
  • Page 8 Bactericidal joint Aluminium profile + PVC sheath 2.5 mm Allen fastening screws Angle piece to profile assembly Bactericidal joint Made-to-measure angle piece Joining block Aluminium profile + PVC sheath Push-fit joining block into the angle piece 2.5 mm Allen fastening screw 2.5 mm Allen fastening screw Made-to-measure angle piece to profile assembly Installation procedures –...

  • Page 9: Assembling Brackets And Closers

    4.2. Assembling brackets and closers PVC sheath Standard 2 mm aluminium profile 20 mm refined bracket Closer to cut to desired length, manually, using a box cutter Bracket fastening screws (2.5 mm Allen screw) Spacing from 800 mm to 1200 mm MAXIMUM depending on configurations Installation procedures –...
  • Page 10 PVC sheath Reinforced 5 mm aluminium profile Closer to cut to desired length, manually, 80 mm reinforced bracket using a box cutter Bracket fastening screws (2.5 mm Allen screw) Spacing from 800 mm to 1200 mm MAXIMUM depending on configurations ...

  • Page 11: Installing Handrails To Walls

    5. INSTALLING HANDRAILS TO WALLS Dimensions in mm Dimensions in mm Linea’Touch+ Linea’Touch Reinforced bracket Refined bracket 80 mm 20 mm For a handrail height of 900 mm (measured at the handrail's upper surface): Linea’Touch Linea’Touch + Refined bracket Reinforced bracket 20mm 80 mm Drilling height for fixing the...

  • Page 12: Fixing A Straight Section

    5.1. Fixing a straight section  Once the guide-line has been drawn onto the wall, calculate the cutting lengths of the aluminium profile and PVC sheath by subtracting the necessary clearances (2 x 30mm) plus the length of the wall returns (2 x 82 mm) from the wall length (see the diagram below): Wall length Profile length...

  • Page 13: Fixing With Internal Or External Angle Pieces

    5.2. Fixing with internal or external angle pieces Profile length Wall length Profile length Wall length Dimensions in mm  In this case, calculate the cutting lengths of the aluminium profiles and PVC sheathes in the same manner as above. The table below summarises the measurements to be subtracted for the various accessories available (these dimensions include the thickness of the bactericidal joint): Extended &...

  • Page 14: Fixing Of The Support Piece

    5.3. Fixing of the support piece  Extended and curved wall returns must always be installed with a support piece. Bactericidal joint These support pieces are always Extended and curved wall return incorporated into the end of these wall returns. Support piece ...

  • Page 15: Installing Over Service Ducts

    6. INSTALLING OVER SERVICE DUCTS Maximum service duct width 2 assembly wedges per service duct = 800 mm kit. Each assembly wedge consists of 2 x 2.5 mm Allen fastening screws Cut at 45° or 90°  The installation procedure for crossing service ducts is the same as that for the Escort 40 handrails. ...

  • Page 16: Curving Of The Handrails

    7. CURVING OF THE HANDRAILS The table below summarises the limits for curving Linea'Touch and Linea'Touch+ handrails Finish Minimum radius (1) Maximum radius (2) Linea’Touch PVC sheathed Linea’Touch Decowood Linea’Touch Anodised 0.4m Linea’Touch Coated Linea’Touch+ PVC sheathed Linea’Touch+ Decowood Linea’Touch+ Anodised 0.4m Linea’Touch+ Coated (1) Minimum radius = tightest curve radius...

  • Page 17: Linea'punch Protection Rail

    . LINEA’PUNCH PROTECTION RAIL 1. TOOLS REQUIRED  Circular saw with carbide blade for aluminium and PVC ....ROMUS Part 93891  Mallet ....................ROMUS Part 94959  Measuring tape 5 m x 25 mm ..........……… ROMUS Part 93290  Laser ....................

  • Page 18: Overview

    2. OVERVIEW  SPM's Linea’Punch protection rails are wall protections in the form of a PVC profile for attachment using either brackets or an aluminium rail.  The product's appearance is enhanced by the use of end-pieces.  Thee protection rails must be screwed to the wall. The table below shows the installation techniques to be used for the main types of wall surface found in the building industry.

  • Page 19: Linea'punch Protection Rail Installation Procedures

    LINEA’PUNCH PROTECTION RAIL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 3.1. Description and dimensions Installation on aluminium bracket Optional : continuous aluminium rail Beveled end piece Smooth PVC profile  When the profiles have to be cut in advance, the table below shows the lengths to be subtracted from the wall dimensions when cutting the PVC profile to length.
  • Page 20 Bracket used to hold profile during cutting  The presence of a protective film on the visible side of the profile allows the cut also to be made 'from the back'. Installation procedures – New LINEA range – 01 July 2013 - 20 -...

  • Page 21: Installing The Protection Rail

    3.3. Installing the protection rail Lower wall protection Upper wall protection Protected wall height 200 mm above floor level 800 mm above floor level (at protection rail centre line) Use a pencil or a laser to draw upper and lower drilling centre lines along the wall. LINEA’PUNCH 143 and 257 mm 743 and 857 mm...
  • Page 22 Installation on aluminium brackets :  Place the aluminium brackets over the centre lines at regular intervals between brackets of no more than 750mm. Check that they are vertical with respect to the floor and then mark their pre-drilled hole positions on the wall. Drill the wall, fit the plugs and then fix the aluminium brackets onto the wall.

  • Page 23: Joining Protection Rail Profiles

    For both attachment options (aluminium bracket or rail)  Measure the length from end piece to end piece Outer clipping zone Outer clipping zone and then cut the PVC profile to length using a circular saw.  The PVC profile is clipped onto the brackets or rail in four places.

  • Page 24: Linea'flex Corner Protector

    . LINEA’FLEX CORNER PROTECTOR 1. TOOLS REQUIRED  Circular saw with carbide blade for aluminium and PVC ....ROMUS Part 93891  Measuring tape 5 m x 25 mm ..........……… ROMUS Part 93290  Level & measuring device ............... Installation procedures – New LINEA range – 01 July 2013 - 24 -...

  • Page 25: Overview

    2. OVERVIEW :  SPM's LINEA’FLEX corners are corner protectors in the form of a PVC profile.  The product's appearance is enhanced by end caps that may be fitted at the top and bottom of the corner protector.  The protectors are mounted directly onto the wall surface using SPM mastic glue.
  • Page 26  Apply SPM mastic glue to the surface of the profile strip along the line of the corrugated strip.  Always apply a quantity sufficient to fill in any unevenness under the corner protector.  Apply a little extra at the upper end (between the corner protector and the end cap) so that some of the mastic- glue can spread onto the end piece when it is pressed down.
  • Page 27 NOTES ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Installation procedures – New LINEA range – 01 July 2013 - 27 -...

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