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Compare timber balustrade profiles
| Product | Profile | Supply format | Timber | Component length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS165KIT | Flat slats, HR1 handrail | Kit for assembly on site | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights |
| BS185KIT | Flat slats, HR2 handrail | Kit for assembly on site | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights |
| BS565ASS | Turned uprights, HR1 handrail | Assembled | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights |
| BS185ASS | Flat slats | Assembled | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights |
| BS485KIT | Slats and decorative motifs | Kit for assembly on site | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights and motifs |
| BS665ASS | Square uprights | Assembled | LOSP-treated pine | 1 m uprights |
| BS685ASS | Square uprights | Assembled | LOSP-treated pine | Confirm when ordering |
The lengths shown are for individual components. Measure each opening and confirm the finished panel length and rail dimensions before ordering.
Timber balustrades and handrails questions
What is included in a timber balustrade panel?
It depends on the product. Check the listed handrail, bottom rail, uprights and fillets, and confirm whether fixings or posts are included.
What is the difference between a timber balustrade kit and an assembled panel?
A kit supplies components to assemble on site. An assembled panel comes together as a unit. Confirm the finished length and access for carrying it.
When are individual timber balusters useful for a repair?
They are useful when sound rails can be retained and only a few uprights need replacement. Have the existing railing checked before ordering.
How do I measure a verandah balustrade bay between two posts?
Record the clear width between finished posts at more than one height. Include the desired panel height and a photo of the fixing surfaces.
Why do I need to measure each verandah bay separately?
Older verandahs can have unequal or out-of-square openings. Label each bay and give its own measurements to avoid ordering the wrong lengths.
What is the difference between square and turned timber balusters?
Square balusters have a plain rectangular silhouette. Turned balusters have a shaped profile and may still have square ends for fixing.
How do decorative motifs differ from the uprights in a timber balustrade?
Motifs add ornamental detail, while uprights form the repeated infill. Check the product listing to see how they are combined in that design.
What is a timber balustrade fillet?
A fillet is a shaped strip that fills the spaces in a grooved rail between uprights. Confirm the size to suit the rail and balusters.
What is the difference between the handrail and bottom rail?
The handrail is the upper rail. The bottom rail supports or locates the lower ends of the balusters in designs that use one.
How do I choose between Karem’s HR1 and HR2 handrail options?
Compare the rail profile and section on the individual products. Check that the selected rail matches the uprights and the look of the existing verandah.
Which Karem panels show flat, decorative, turned and square infill?
Use the category comparison to see BS1 flat slats, BS4 decorative infill, BS5 turned uprights and BS6 square uprights.
How do I work out what a per-metre timber balustrade price covers?
Check whether the listing is for an assembled panel, a kit or a component. Confirm billable length, any minimum, and whether posts and freight are separate.
Can I order two unequal timber balustrade panels in the same style?
Yes, ask for each bay to be quoted separately. Identify the positions and provide the finished opening and required format for each.
Can I match an original handrail by sending an offcut?
Ask the workshop to assess the offcut. Include a clear end-on photo with a ruler and show the groove or fixing detail underneath.
Can I replace a bottom rail while keeping the existing turned uprights?
Have the condition of the uprights and joints checked first. Then send a section of the rail and the fixing dimensions so the workshop can assess a match.
Do I need to tell Karem whether a balustrade is for a level deck or stairs?
Yes. Level and angled panels use different geometry. Send the stair slope or a dimensioned drawing for an angled section.
What measurements do I need for an angled timber stair balustrade quote?
Send the stair drawing, rise and run, newel positions and rail start and finish points. Your builder should confirm the installation requirements.
What is a timber newel post in a balustrade?
It is a larger post at an end, corner or transition in a stair or railing run. Show where the rails meet it when quoting.
Can a verandah railing turn a corner without changing profiles?
Usually the style can continue. Supply the corner angle, post details and dimensions of both bays so the workshop can assess the junction.
How do I choose between a decorative cross pattern and vertical timber infill?
Compare the appearance against the façade and how the rails meet the posts. Have a qualified builder assess suitability wherever the railing functions as a barrier.
Can Karem quote a timber balustrade to match an old photograph?
Send the clearest image, available dimensions and photos of any surviving details. An actual sample or scaled drawing makes the match easier to assess.
Should I order balustrade timber raw or ready for painting?
Tell the workshop what finish you plan to use and whether the timber will be exposed outdoors. Ask what preparation and supply finishes are available for your order.
How can I tell whether a balustrade is decorative or needs to act as a barrier?
Tell your builder where it will sit and what it protects. They can determine the applicable requirements before you choose a timber design.
What information helps quote freight for an assembled balustrade?
Send the delivery postcode, quantity, longest panel, approximate access and unloading arrangements. Ask whether a kit is a practical alternative if access is tight.
Can I compare an assembled balustrade against a matching kit before ordering?
Yes. Use Karem’s comparison to identify the profile, then check which rail and uprights each option includes and how it will be installed.
Compare timber balustrade profiles · Ask for a balustrade quote
Match a turned timber baluster
Measure the full length and the width and depth of both square ends. Photograph the entire turning and both fixing ends with a ruler. If you have an offcut or original baluster, send a photo or bring it to the workshop.
Compare your options
Choosing timber balustrades and handrails
Measure each straight run between posts. Note where rails change angle or meet a stair. Square balusters give a simpler profile, while turned or decorative balusters can match a period verandah. Ask your installer to confirm the required heights and fixings before ordering.
About this range
Timber balustrades, made to your span
Balustrade panels and individual balusters, made using LOSP treated pine, cut in our Bayswater workshop and delivered Australia-wide. Panels come assembled or as a kit, and are priced per lineal metre — the figure shown is the rate, not the finished price, so a four metre run is four times the number on the panel.
Balustrade is the one piece of decorative timber on a house that is also doing a safety job. Ours is built as a tight fit so no water can infiltrate the gaps, which is what determines whether a balustrade lasts a decade or thirty years — water sitting in a joint is what rots it from the inside.
Several designs carry a cut-out 690mm long, positioned in the centre of the baluster. Custom sizes and other species of timber are available on request, which is usually the way to go when you are matching a verandah that already exists.
Because these are external LOSP treated pine, they carry our 25 year guarantee. See the care instructions for the terms — prime all six sides before installation, and keep the coating maintained.
Balustrades are ordered with newel posts to end a railing, and verandah posts.
Tell us your span, or call the workshop on (03) 9720 7266.
Timber balustrade, balustrading, verandah railings, balcony balustrade or balusters (the turned uprights) — the range covers all of them, assembled or in kit form, plus 19 handrail profiles.
Read first: the complete guide to assembled timber balustrades in Melbourne.
Assembled panel or kit?
Every style is sold two ways. An assembled panel (codes ending ASS) arrives built in Bayswater, ready to fix between your posts. A kit (codes ending KIT) is the same handrail, bottom rail, uprights and fillet, cut to your order for assembly on site. Both are priced per lineal metre: the BS1 style is from $127.67 a metre as a kit and from $228.34 a metre assembled. Angled flight panels (codes ending FLASS) are the same panels built on the rake for stairs, from $318.09 a metre.
What is a baluster?
The baluster is the upright between the handrail and the bottom rail, and the style number tells you which one you get: BS1 uses flat slats 42 x 19 mm, nine to the metre; BS2 and BS6 use square 42 x 42 mm uprights; BS5 uses turned 42 x 42 mm balusters; BS4 adds decorative motif balusters between the slats. Loose timber balusters are sold on their own for repairs and your own builds, all in 1 m lengths of LOSP treated pine: slat balusters (SBA) from $8.81, square dressed balusters (SQBA) from $11.67, turned balusters (TB4) from $28.48 and the decorative motif balusters A to G from $31.25.
Verandah, balcony or stair?
Level panels suit a verandah, porch, deck or balcony balustrade; the flight panels suit an external or internal staircase. The uprights are 1 m long, which matters because the balustrade guide sets out the National Construction Code rule of thumb for a house: a balustrade is generally required where the drop is more than 1 metre, the minimum height is 1000 mm on balconies, decks and landings and 865 mm above the line of a stair, and openings must not pass a 125 mm sphere. Confirm the current requirement with your builder or surveyor before ordering. Handrails come as the small handrail, 65 x 45 mm (HR1, $24.76 a metre), or the large handrail, 85 x 65 mm (HR2, $58.95 a metre), inside the panels, and there are 19 timber handrail profiles cut to the length of your run if you only need the rail.
How to order a timber balustrade in Melbourne or interstate
Measure the run from post to post, tell us the style and whether you want it assembled or as a kit, and we quote the metres. A run that stops needs a newel post at the end; the flight balustrade range covers stair kits. Assembled products carry a 10 year manufacturing warranty on top of the 25 year LOSP guarantee. Made to order usually takes 2 to 3 weeks, up to 4, and we deliver to every state; pickup from Bayswater is by arrangement.
The same panels are used on verandahs, decks and balconies: a timber balcony balustrade is built the same way, to your span.