Build Porch Stair Railing

Cut the 2 10 piece of lumber at the right size and lock it to the posts with carriage bolts.

Build porch stair railing.

Countersink the head of the screws if you want to get a professional appearance. The kit uses a combination of swivel socket fittings so that the railing can be installed on stairs with any angle. See how to build deck stairs for more information. Darek built this railing up his front porch steps using this surface mount railing kit.

1 6 rail cap pressure treated 5. How to build porch stair railing. Concrete porch steps handrail. However the porch hand rail is located adjacent to the top rail.

First build a level landing pad for the stair stringers. Our mission was to build a railing that was sturdy and inexpensive yet a thing of beauty to behold. This railing was built by laura for the stone staircase outside her home in moorestown new jersey. Attach the 4x4 post to the first step of the outer stringer using two 1 2 carriage bolts see diagram b.

This railing was built by richard in reading pennsylvania for the concrete front porch outside his home. This is the same type of railing system as in the photo previously. You don t need to pour a footing. Thick gravel base then pour a concrete slab or lay paving stones.

The flat painted finish complements the natural tones of the stone accent and wood siding. Cut the components at the right size making sure one end is adjusted at 37 degrees. 1 2x4x10 pressure treated to use as rails 5. Overall the railing is beautiful but unobtrusive.

Attach the handrails into place drill pilot holes and lock them into place with galvanized screws. We wanted to match the existing porch railing. Either location works if built to your local code requirements. It s a pretty simple design with plain 2x2 spindles.

Building a perfect fit handrail with this old house general contractor tom silva. Just make sure it is visible to your users. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old house. An affordable simple quick porch railing build including balusters and a newel post.

How to build porch stairs. Here s a list of the materials we used. Installing the ledger board. This is the most typical location where we would normally reach for stair hand rails.

Just dig out and compact a minimum 4 in. Cut a section of 4x4 rail post material about 4 feet long 1219 mm and attach a galvanized post anchor to one end. How to build porch stairs. The railing was powder coated in a black finish and made possible using our surface l160 railing kit.

An easy railing project for the front porch.