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Yeah it’s this. Doubt it was done to any particular standard and the installation is really poor.
They did match the railing motif the original though! I’d like to keep it, so I’d like the same style, but less shit / ducked.
Originally these houses all had a half width balcony with a wooden railing. This one has been extended to full width but obvs the railing design / install needed a support thus making it incredibly stupid.
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Howard
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Hmm this is well outside my comfort zone for advice, but I would suggest giving building control a call to find out if you replace it with a similar design whether it would need to go for approval. If you want something similar it's unlikely you'll find a product to match so yes then you are back to drawing up a design and asking an engineer to give you some comfort that the load-resistance is ok. The balusters and handrail resisting lateral forces is less of a worry than over-turning which depends on what the main uprights are fixed into and how. However, an engineer will not (usually) give advice on things like detailing to prevent water sitting on/under the bottom rail or waterproofing the connection to the building - a practical architect, builder or joiner may be a better bet for that.
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Late to the party, but that balustrade looks much lower than building regs would let you get away with now. Quick google it needs to be 1.1m from the flooring level.
hoefla
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Outside of my expertise :|
Is it the pic at the top of the page - is it a small bit of flat roof at first floor level?
Simplest might be to find a product you like, find out whether it would work (size and what it's fixing to) and quote for fabrication and install altogether, they will do drawings etc and they should be able to provide info needed for building control. But I don't know if you would need it - maybe not if it's considered a replacement. Phone call to local authority building control or a private one should tell you.
But basically design and fabricate =/= pick a product, and the latter is easier if you find one you like that works.