Installing Vinyl Handrail Steps

How to install a staircase handrail.

Installing vinyl handrail steps.

Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top. Building codes dictate that any staircase with four or more risers and wider than 44 inches needs a handrail between 32 and 38 inches high from the nose of the. Step 4 attach your porch railing to a concrete floor. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install a stair handrail.

Assembly is like playing with a child s toy due to the prefabricated. Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor. Mark bracket height on level. Stand 4 foot level on first step and hold it plumb.

Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount. Mark the level where it meets top of second step. Measure from the long point of the 45 degree miter on the rail to the wall and add about 1 16 in. For a tight fit.

How to cut install vinyl railings. Calculate height of handrail and mounting brackets. With the stair railing mounted it s easy to measure for and install the short pieces that return to the wall at the top and bottom of the rail. When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount.