2nd picture - your top rail needs to extend down the stairs so it passes the first riser by 300mm. (To comply with building regs). Also, any spacing between the bars needs to be such that a 100mm sphere will not pass through - again, building regs.
dont you just love building regulation. I do hope you have that you can work to be building regulation complient on your website paul. it tends to bring in a fair bit of work
sanny, i have a whole website devoted to gates and railings designs, its just happening slower than i want it to but thats life: http://www.metal-designs.co.uk
Top rails, and bottom rails should always be paralell, looks very strange otherwise.
As Paul mentioned, the top rail should be extended past the first tread.
For domestic dwellings, heights of 900mm (min) for handrails on stairs and landings are acceptable, but balconies/roof terraces must be 1100mm (min)
I like to go for 1000mm+ on landings though, 900mm always seems a bit low to be honest.
Anything else, commercial, industrial, should be 900mm on stairs, and 1100mm for landings/walls
Thanks Guys
I know about the 100mm gap Reg, not the top rail passed the first tread.
Thanks for the link Darren, always good to have a reference
bawjaws i used autocad 2004
900mm on stairs is off the nosing of the tread, and i'm pretty sure it's still 1100mm on landings. It certainly is on any public access, but not 100% sure on domestic stuff
Funny thing is i have or at least used to have a reference to it on my website http://www.ironworks-crawley.co.uk but the site us under gone a good few changes, so i believe the new page is on my list to do