Fitting staircase handrail
Posted: January 22nd, 2020, 12:29 pm
Hi,
I have inherited a square wooden stair handrail. It fixes via 5 angled brackets so it stands off the wall. The brackets are screwed on from underneath the the handrail. Should I fix it directly to the wall or is it better to fit a length of wood, say 1 inch thick to the wall and attache the handrail to that. I have seen it done both ways and wonder what the advantages/disadvantages are. In my head I see that fixing a long piece of timber to the wall first is easier than trying to manipulate handrail with bracket attached. Taking the brackets of and fixing them first gives me the difficulty of refitting them in the right place or making new holes and filling the old ones.
Suggestions and comments please.
Ray.
I have inherited a square wooden stair handrail. It fixes via 5 angled brackets so it stands off the wall. The brackets are screwed on from underneath the the handrail. Should I fix it directly to the wall or is it better to fit a length of wood, say 1 inch thick to the wall and attache the handrail to that. I have seen it done both ways and wonder what the advantages/disadvantages are. In my head I see that fixing a long piece of timber to the wall first is easier than trying to manipulate handrail with bracket attached. Taking the brackets of and fixing them first gives me the difficulty of refitting them in the right place or making new holes and filling the old ones.
Suggestions and comments please.
Ray.