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Glossary

Spigot-mount post (balustrade)

A balustrade post fixed by inserting a spigot (a stub shaft) into a sleeve cast into the slab. Lets the post be removed without breaking concrete.

A spigot-mount post slots into a steel sleeve that's been cast into the concrete slab. The post slides down over the sleeve and is fixed by a grub screw or wedge bolt at the base. Removing the post (for repair, refinish, or repositioning) is just a matter of releasing the grub screw and lifting it out.

Spigot mounts are common on stainless-steel pool fence and balustrade posts where the slab and the post arrive on different schedules. They're also useful for repair work: if a post gets damaged, you swap it for a new one in minutes without breaking up the slab.

The trade-off is that spigots add complexity and cost compared to a core-drilled or bolted post, and the grub-screw fixing is less rigid than a chemical anchor through a footplate.

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