On Monday, John spent the day at his house in Montauk.
For the past few months, he’s been working nights in his Sleepy Hollow shop custom fabricating the guardrail panels for the tower. Don’t they look pretty? They’re framed in Azek painted cedar and in-filled with stainless steel mesh. I love their transparency, allowing a view to and from the tower windows. Very nice.
The tower is just about done. Just a few more details and it will be 100%.
Nice job John. I can’t wait to see it in person.
That’s perfect. I found a photo back in the fall showing similar concept. I’ll be going in the same direction for my porch railing.
John,
Outstanding, really like the detail. Are the posts Azek also , and are they a stock item? Can’t quite tell from the pics. Great job!!
Ken Pond
Kathleen, FYI, I purchased the welded wire from TWP in California. Here’s the link:
http://www.twpinc.com/twpinc/control/product/~category_id=TWPCAT_14/~product_id=001X001WT0800W48T
Also, for the infill frame I used cedar. You can certainly use a harder wood. The frame is attached to the posts with 6″ & 8″ timberlok screws surrounded by 1/2″ 304 SS tube with 5/16″ SS washers on both sides. Here’s the link to the tube distributor:
(http://www.discountsteel.com/index.cfm/go/main.itemDisplay/itemID/133.htm
I hope this helps, if you need any other information feel free to ask.
John
Ken, all of the posts are painted cedar, 4×4 and 6×6. I didn’t use any AZEK for structure. All fascia and exterior trim is Azek. I’ve been experimenting with AZEK, and will probably also use it to make sunscreens over certain windows.
John
Oops… I posted that the frame was Azek. Thanks for the correction John.