Balustrade Post 4.78.101

A footpiece from Gaudi’s facade balustrade range, 239 mm wide, 60 mm high and 184 mm deep. It is a small moulded block used at the foot of the balustrade, where it gives the base a finished, stepped detail. It belongs with the larger balustrade series: Balustrade 4.71.101 (baluster), Balustrade 4.72.101 (handrail), Balustrade 4.73.101 (flat post cap), Balustrade 4.74.101 (base rail), Balustrade Post 4.75.101 (post), Balustrade Post 4.76.101 (pyramid post cap) and Balustrade Post 4.77.101 (ball finial).

Made in lightweight polyurethane foam, it won’t rot, crack or swell in the rain the way timber or sand-and-cement mouldings can, and it cuts cleanly with a fine-toothed saw. Use Multipurpose Adhesive 290ml (G10.U.290) to fix it and Joint Adhesive 290ml (G07.S.290) or Joint Adhesive 60ml (G08.S.60) on the joints. Outdoors, finish it with a good exterior masonry paint once it is fixed; the painted finish protects the surface from sun and weather. Like all polyurethane decor it is decorative, not structural: a balustrade made from it is not a safety barrier and must never be relied on to stop a fall from a balcony, terrace, landing or stair. Where guarding is needed, it has to come from a proper structural rail.