Fixing railings and lighting

The railing should preferably be fixed to the side of the supporting structure. This is the ideal, sturdiest fixing, which also has the advantage of preserving the useful space on the terrace.

If a gutter is installed on the supporting beam, the balustrade must of course be designed with an offset plate to allow the balustrade to pass in front of the gutter.

If you wish to install the guardrail on top of the decking, there is no need to drill the watertight gutters to fix the guardrail.

Use special anchors. These are very thick pieces of aluminium that slide into the gutter of the profiles. All you have to do then is screw on the fixing plate of your guardrail using self-drilling screws, which will grip the top fin of the Metadeck.

Be careful not to use screws that are too long, as they could pierce the watertight part of the gutter.

Lighting or light objects can be fixed under Metadeck profiles.

You can drill the extrusions before they are assembled, or from below, taking care to drill in the "triangle" area (arrow), taking care not to drill through the gutter section. Electrical cables can be routed through the profiles, in the triangular area where the screws are fitted.

You can use self-drilling screws, taking care not to go through the sloping wall (arrow).

In this photo, the screw is too long...
In this case, use screws no longer than 20 mm.

The same applies if you wish to drill the profile from below.
Be careful not to go through the sloping wall (arrow).

Install a depth stop on your drill.

After drilling the profile, present the rivet.

Finished rivet

Very clean view from below, with the element to be fixed.