awesome video! I live in a tiny cape cod house built in 1918 and I just fell down my basement stairs with no railing, lived here for 20 yrs but just finally fell down them. the major major problem I have is my stairway upstairs and the stairs going down to the basement are very very narrow just over 25" wide so a regular railing with hangers sticks out to far. My plan is to take the molding off the wall on each side that i use to grab onto going down the stairs that would open up 2", I know that's not much. I bought a narrow stair railing from home depot and plan on mounting it in my stairway 36" up from each step and custom make some 1 and a half inch wall spacers to mount the railing on. I should then be able to walk down my stairs straight without turning to the side to fit down the stairs and also at the same time still have a railing to hold onto. I just don't know any other way to fix this problem other then major renovation which would require a refinance and take a 30yr loan out on my house. My house will be paid off in 2025. Any ideas?
Thanks for watching. I normally steer folks to their local building department for advice. They know your area best and are usually well versed in codes. I’m sure y’all can come up with a solution.
I hope you didn't get hurt to badly from the fall. I also have a old house built in 1917 and I have no hand rails going down stairs. Thank God I haven't fallen yet. I'm going to put hand rails up this week.
@@garybregel4606 Yes that would be a smart thing to do! I was off work for 3 days, thought I broke my hip but thankfully it was just badly bruised. I installed the new railings, they look good and I built them solid so they can handle the weight of a heavy person if needed.
Great video. So if you have two separate flights in a stairwell, interrupted by a landing, do the lower flight tread/risers have to be within the 3/8" tolerance of the upper flight? Or is it that since they are technically separate flights, they can be outside that 3/8" as long as they meet their typical min.and max. parameters?
Thanks for watching. When it comes to your specific requirements in your area I steer folks to their local building department. I could say one thing but in reality - it’s their decision, not mine. I don’t want to mislead anybody.
Thank you for the vid. As a 6 ft male, I find the prescribed height of the rail too high. The railing for me is not so much to grab if I feel faint, it is to keep me steady on my climb or decent and 34 inches is an inch too high...talking about top of rail height.
Code only requires one handrail. The design may steer you to the answer. If it’s open on 2 sides you need 2 guards. Your local Building Official would be a good place to start asking questions.
A contractor removed wall rails for ease of painting walls in stairwell. They did not replace immediately after painting and a visitor to the home fell down the stairs. Can the contractor be cited for a code violation for not having the rails immediately? Can he be cited for not barricading the stairs so as not to allow use?
@@HomesBuiltRight I would think that the contractor that was hired to do the work and did not finish the job would be liable. Removing the handrails for painting and not re-installing them afterwards is a big no no in anyones book.
Strait forward and to the point. Visuals helped. Great vid sir. This helps a lot.
Thanks for all these videos. Well done
Great instruction. Thank you for the time and effort you took to make this video and share it with us. Greetings from Croatia.
Oh wow! Dave “Yelovich” - my grandfather was from Split. Thanks for watching!!
Very much Helpful video Sir,,, Thanks❤🙏🙏
Good explantion. Thank you.
Great vid!
thank u so so much
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Useful, thanks
How did you connect the 90° returns to their hand rail?
awesome video! I live in a tiny cape cod house built in 1918 and I just fell down my basement stairs with no railing, lived here for 20 yrs but just finally fell down them. the major major problem I have is my stairway upstairs and the stairs going down to the basement are very very narrow just over 25" wide so a regular railing with hangers sticks out to far. My plan is to take the molding off the wall on each side that i use to grab onto going down the stairs that would open up 2", I know that's not much. I bought a narrow stair railing from home depot and plan on mounting it in my stairway 36" up from each step and custom make some 1 and a half inch wall spacers to mount the railing on. I should then be able to walk down my stairs straight without turning to the side to fit down the stairs and also at the same time still have a railing to hold onto. I just don't know any other way to fix this problem other then major renovation which would require a refinance and take a 30yr loan out on my house. My house will be paid off in 2025. Any ideas?
Thanks for watching. I normally steer folks to their local building department for advice. They know your area best and are usually well versed in codes. I’m sure y’all can come up with a solution.
I hope you didn't get hurt to badly from the fall. I also have a old house built in 1917 and I have no hand rails going down stairs. Thank God I haven't fallen yet. I'm going to put hand rails up this week.
@@garybregel4606 Yes that would be a smart thing to do! I was off work for 3 days, thought I broke my hip but thankfully it was just badly bruised. I installed the new railings, they look good and I built them solid so they can handle the weight of a heavy person if needed.
thanks
Great video. So if you have two separate flights in a stairwell, interrupted by a landing, do the lower flight tread/risers have to be within the 3/8" tolerance of the upper flight? Or is it that since they are technically separate flights, they can be outside that 3/8" as long as they meet their typical min.and max. parameters?
Yes. 2 different flights. 2 sets of parameters.
Great video, Dave!...QUESTION: What is the minimum stair width for a handrail to be installed on BOTH SIDES?
Thanks for watching. When it comes to your specific requirements in your area I steer folks to their local building department. I could say one thing but in reality - it’s their decision, not mine. I don’t want to mislead anybody.
Thank you for the vid. As a 6 ft male, I find the prescribed height of the rail too high. The railing for me is not so much to grab if I feel faint, it is to keep me steady on my climb or decent and 34 inches is an inch too high...talking about top of rail height.
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I have a stairway with a corner that instead of a landing is of the winder variety. Is there any exception to requiring the railing to be continuous?
No. Winders are not considered landings. The rail needs to be continuous through the winder section of the stairway.
@@HomesBuiltRight Thank you!
Does It matter which side going up two flights on a in door build?
I tried emailing but can a box Newel post be placed in the back of the second tread?
No
Is there a way we can find out if we need to install two railings ??
Code only requires one handrail. The design may steer you to the answer. If it’s open on 2 sides you need 2 guards. Your local Building Official would be a good place to start asking questions.
Cant find a rail with a built in return. Any suggestions?
I’ve always mitered the ends to create the return.
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A contractor removed wall rails for ease of painting walls in stairwell. They did not replace immediately after painting and a visitor to the home fell down the stairs. Can the contractor be cited for a code violation for not having the rails immediately? Can he be cited for not barricading the stairs so as not to allow use?
Thanks for your comment. However, this sounds more like a legal question for lawyers (and maybe OSHA) to answer.
@@HomesBuiltRight Thanks
@@HomesBuiltRight I would think that the contractor that was hired to do the work and did not finish the job would be liable. Removing the handrails for painting and not re-installing them afterwards is a big no no in anyones book.