FUSION BALUSTRADING
A totally new concept in stair balustrading...

Fusion^TM is a truly innovative new balustrading system created and designed by the Richard Burbidge product development team.

For trade professionals a considerable amount of time is still required to install and finish traditional balustrading, if you install Fusion^TM this time will be radically reduced. Equally in terms of design and look, until now, unless customers were prepared to pay a premium for made to measure balustrading, the options for those people looking for a more contemporary styled balustrading system has been extremely limited.

So what is Fusion^TM ?

Gone is the traditional newel, now replaced by the same round handrail profile of the handrail. Sleekly designed brackets or connectors fix the rails and newels together, and ingenious brackets fit the balusters to the minimalist round handrail and ungrooved baserails. The baluster brackets flex to suit pitches of around 38 to 45 degrees. Once fixed in place, the ABS material they're produced in, means they will remain firmly at the correct angle.

The handrails, baserails and newels are pre finished in a clear varnish. The chrome and gold balusters and brackets are ready to fit straight in, so you don't have to individually sand down and varnish tens of spindles.

A typical straight flight of timber balustrading requires 125 saw cuts, Fusion^TM requires just 7! In most cases there is no requirement to make any modifications to components other than cutting the rails and newels to length. The cuts don't even have to be 100% accurate as the sawn ends are hidden by the handrail connecting brackets.

The system can be installed using existing newel bases. Alternatively if it's a new build or complete refurbishment project, simply install Richard Burbidge newel bases and apply clear varnish to match.

There are a variety of design options to suit different tastes.

• Four timbers: oak, sapele, pine and beech.
  
   
• The metal balusters and handrail connecting brackets are available in contemporary chrome or more traditional gold effect.
  
   
• Or as an alternative, pre-finished timber balusters can be fitted using adapted baluster fixing brackets. The system is not just suitable for loft apartment style installations, it will be equally effective in modern decorated terraced housing and semis.

The Fusion^TM system will prove an exciting alternative for customers requiring a different look whilst considerably reducing time required to install and finish.

Fusion carries design registration and has patent pending. Only Richard Burbidge Fusion components carry the Richard Burbidge dovetail logo and have been independently tested to conform to UK Building Regulations.