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How would you add rails?
Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:17 pm
Looking at buying this house, need hand rails for elderly parents etc. How would you add rails to these steps?
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Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:42 pm to Shotgun Willie
Metal handrails mounted with masonary screws.
Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:44 pm to Shotgun Willie
Metal handrails down one of the cement side barriers.
Posted on 10/12/25 at 9:08 pm to Shotgun Willie
I would use an inside pipe rail mounted to the concrete wall at the bottom and attaches to that corner post at the top. You might 90 up intoa vertical Tee in the middle for strength.
I think it’s gonna look goofy any way you go because the lines won’t be parallel but it’s better than breaking out.
I think it’s gonna look goofy any way you go because the lines won’t be parallel but it’s better than breaking out.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:50 pm to Shotgun Willie
Top mount on the concrete walls. I would avoid the suggestions for mechanical anchors because those will loosen after a good bit of use and I'm just a big fan of epoxy anchors.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:56 am to Napoleon
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How would you add rails?
Yes, this way
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Metal handrails mounted with masonary screws.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 12:39 pm to Shotgun Willie
Don't use masonry screws though, use wedge anchors or lengths of all-thread with masonry epoxy. Two things in play here that make masonry screws a no-go; non-axial forces cause by using the handrails and from thermal expansion/contraction of the handrails themselves. Wedge anchors or epoxied all-thread have a little give to them and can be retightened to a degree. This is a job that requires good prep work otherwise you'll be re-repairing it forever and you'll also need to look up local code to see the minimum dimensions involved.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 12:57 pm to Clames
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Don't use masonry screws though, use wedge anchors or lengths of all-thread with masonry epoxy
put a piece of red electrical tape on your masonry bit to get even depth. drill your holes. blow the holes out with air. wet set threaded rod with epoxy or use redheads.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 1:04 pm to Shotgun Willie
several options to give you an idea.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 3:02 pm to cgrand
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blow the holes out with air.
After reading up on some research Hilti conducted, I keep a nylon test tube brush packed with each of my rotary hammers. Scrubbing out any loose particles and blowing out with compressed air made a significant improvement in holding strength with all types of fasteners but especially for those using epoxy.
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 4:17 pm
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