What You Need To Know About Angle Frame Bleachers…….

 Spectator safety is our main concern at GT Grandstands.  All of our standard designs meet or exceed all recognized national standards for bleacher construction.  Below is a brief summary of the main safety concerns you should consider regarding bleachers.           

 

Chain Link Mesh	● Guardrailing: All areas of the bleacher more than 30” above grade must have a 42” high guardrail system that rejects the passage of a 4” sphere. We meet these requirements using either chain link mesh or vertical picket guardrailing.	Picket Guardrail System
● Openings between seats and foot planks: All openings between seats and foot planks more than 30” above grade shall have an intermediate construction to reject passage of a 4” sphere. This requires and extra tread plank and riser plank.		Semi-Closed Decking
● Aisles: All bleacher units regardless of the number or rows or length must have vertical aisles with handrails and contracting nosings unless all of the following conditions are meet:
Aisles with handrails and contrasting nosings	·         Seats are without back rests. ·         Rise per row must not exceed 6”. ·         Tread depth must not exceed 28” ·         Number of rows must not exceed 16. ·         The row seat height is not more than 12”. ·         Seat boards have a flat continuous surface. ·         Seat boards must have a minimum width of 11”. ·         Egress from front row is unobstructed.
We have three different series of angle frame bleachers to meet your specific needs: Standard Series:          Industry standard features with aisles Universal Series:         Cost-effective, code-compliant units without aisles Carolina Series:           ADA compliant units without aisles

All of the bleachers feature the GT Advantage:
Full five-year warranty (surpassing the one year industry standard) Oversized galvanized steel or aluminum angle frames for a life-time of maintenance free service Galvanized hardware (will not rust like zinc-plated hardware) Chemically cleaned aluminum welds to remove “black” residue Extra-strong aluminum plank extrusions All of our units can be customized to meet your specific needs or local building code requirements.