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12 years ago

What are the materials used in this banister? Are those wood spindles?

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Carol Gillum, CKD
12 years ago
These spindles are metal. They were provided and cut to size at a metal fabricating shop. After they were installed, they were painted with a rust inhibiting paint. We chose matte black. I do not have a name of the paint but you could talk to a metal shop about this.

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