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On the ‘Green side’ did you know that stainless steel is 100% recyclable!?
As a company Tecmet is more than happy to manage any project from conception to completion. We have available to us highly skilled tradespeople including builders, electricians, fibreglass flat roofers and landscape gardeners to enable us to complete any project in its entirety.
All our installations comply with relevant building regulations, all our balustrading is installed to meet or exceed the stringent loading regulations called for in B.S.6399-1(Loading on key or protected elements)
If your balcony is looking tired or neglected we can help. Please see before and after photos.
All our balcony installations can be floored with a non-slip fibreglass grating(available in different colours and mesh size, other non-slip decking options available on request).
 There are hundreds of grades of stainless steel available on the market, the majority of them for specialised applications i.e. nuclear, hygenic, extreme conditions, and oil exploration.
The two main grades that are used in balcony/ balustrading and general steel fabrications are T304 and T316 (Marine quality).
Type 304 - A general grade used in catering equipment manufacturing, indoor balustrading, and fabrications where corrosion resistance is not the main criteria. This material will not physically degrade(rot away) however its surface will physically discolour in saltwater or coastal environments.
Type 316 - As above but has a higher chromium and nickel content thus giving it much better corrosion resistance in saltwater environments. This is predominantly the grade Tecmet use for the majority of external fabrication work.
There are two main surface finishes available to our customers for finished fabrications:-
 Dull / Satin polishes - This finish gives a brushed effect to the finished fabrication. More familiar in the form of splashbacks, cooker hobs and catering equipment. This finish is suitable any indoor fabrication work, and for external fabrication work provided it is not in a coastal environment(within 30miles from the sea). It can discolour(aka teabagging!) in a short period of time. This discolouration can be treated to restore the original finish - done manually - which then negates the ‘maintenance free’ aspect of stainless steel.
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