When you need wheelchair ramps for schools in San Francisco, California, reach out to REDD Team. Our school accessibility experts will help ensure that your property meets ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), IBC (International Building Code), and DSA (Division of the State Architect) of California requirements to keep students of all abilities safe.
REDD Team is a product brand of Hydro Extrusion North America, part of the world’s largest aluminum extrusion company. We manufacture high-quality aluminum access systems in the USA at Hydro’s Delhi, Louisiana extrusion facility. They are fabricated from 6000 series aluminum for structural strength and toughness.
Required for All Grades
No matter how old the students are, the ADA and DSA classify schools as public properties that must provide set numbers of accessible entrances and exits in both existing and newly constructed buildings.
The best solution for school or university entrances and exits would be the REDD Team Universal Wheelchair Ramp System that is made from aluminum because they are durable enough to outlast bad weather and high volumes of traffic year after year. If there are existing concrete stairs, an aluminum ramp can easily be installed over them.
Many schools also require accessible entrances for portable classrooms. Their elevated entrances call for code-compliant access, and our aluminum ramps are an ideal solution for this application.
Aluminum ramps offer advantages that other ramps can’t match, for example:
- Concrete is durable and stable. Its surface can be brushed to incorporate slip-resistant properties, but concrete is expensive and, once built, is virtually impossible to modify if your needs change.
- Wood is inexpensive but may rot, splinter, or warp if not protected with sealer or varnish (handrails included) and stored properly. Wood joints often become loose or wobbly. Also, board spacing is very important; they must be placed close enough together to avoid bumps, but far enough apart to allow the ramp to drain properly.
- Steel has the same strength-to-weight ratio as aluminum, but is three times heavier than aluminum, making steel wheelchair ramps difficult to transport and handle. Steel also must be galvanized to prevent rust and corrosion, and a texture must be added to the surface to help prevent slipping. It must also be repainted every few years.
Aluminum is strong, rust-resistant, lightweight, eco-friendly, and will not warp, rot, or splinter. Unlike wood, which will shrink and expand, an aluminum access system will maintain its shape in spite of extreme cold or heat. Since it can be extruded, aluminum can be formed into almost any imaginable shape. These qualities make it ideal for ramps, stairs, platforms, bridges and similar structures.
When you need aluminum stairs and wheelchair ramps for ADA-compliant or DSA-compliant building accessibility in San Francisco, California schools, look no further than REDD Team for more information about the requirements and our solutions. Contact us at (800) 648-3696 to learn more.
