Double Leaf Scroll Twist Baluster Panel 170 x 1000mm, 12mm Square Bar with Twisted Centre

A baluster with two full decorations on one bar, for staircases, railings and gates. This panel is a 1000mm length of 12mm square mild steel bar carrying two identical leaf and scroll clusters, each 330mm long and 170mm wide, with a 180mm twisted section between them. Each cluster has four flat bar C scrolls curling out from a single collar, with leaves above and below. The last 80mm at each end is plain bar to cut and weld. Set one in every three or four plain bars and a plain railing starts to look like period ironwork. It is supplied in raw steel, ready to weld and finish, and the price shown is for one panel.

Why fabricators use it

Two clusters, one weld-in part. Because both decorations and the twist come already made on a single bar, you get a lot of detail for two welds. That keeps fabrication time down on a long run, where forming the same clusters yourself would take days.

The twist links the two halves. The 180mm twisted section stops the two clusters reading as separate ornaments, and it catches the light differently from the plain bars around it once painted.

Same bar as your plain balusters. It is standard 12mm square, so it lines up with plain 12mm bars and welds to the same top and bottom rails with no packing.

Takes any finish. Raw mild steel can be painted, powder coated or hot-dip galvanised after welding, so the panels finish the same as the rest of the job.

Where it is used

Internal and external staircase balustrades, landing guards, front garden railings on low walls, balconies, side and garden gates, and restoration work on Victorian and Edwardian houses, where a repeating feature bar suits the original style.

Specifications

How many do you need?

At 110mm bar centres a one metre run holds about nine bars:

Stairs, landings and balconies in homes: no gap may let a 100mm sphere pass. Keep bar centres at 110mm or less and check the openings with a 100mm gauge.

Choosing the right panel

Pick this one when you want two matching decorations on each bar and a twist between them. Other 12mm designs in the range:

• 170 x 1000mm leaf scroll basket baluster, with two baskets and one centre cluster
• 170 x 900mm acanthus scroll baluster, one cluster on a fully twisted bar, for lower railings
• 200 x 1000mm double heart twist baluster, heart shapes instead of leaves
• 310 x 1000mm floral scroll panel, a wider single feature

See every design in our decorative panels range.

Fitting and care

Measure the clear height between your rails and cut an equal amount off each plain end so the clusters stay level along the run. There is only 80mm of plain bar at each end, so this panel suits openings close to 1000mm; for shorter openings choose a design with longer ends. Square the ends, tack the panel to the bottom rail, set it plumb, tack the top, then weld out and grind flush. Raw steel will rust if left bare, so finish it promptly. Outdoors, have it hot-dip galvanised, or degrease, prime with a zinc-rich or etch primer and top coat with metal paint, working the paint into every scroll and leaf. Indoors, a good metal primer and a paint or wax finish is enough.

Frequently asked questions

Ordering and delivery

Order online with Express UK Delivery to your site and same-day dispatch on orders before 2pm, Monday to Friday. The price shown is for one panel. For a full balustrade or a larger order, call 01744 520 110 or email sales@industrialsuppliesco.co.uk and we will confirm availability and delivery before you order.