Installing Vinyl Handrail Steps

Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor.

Installing vinyl handrail steps.

Step 4 attach your porch railing to a concrete floor. How to install a staircase handrail. Mark the level where it meets top of second step. Mark bracket height on level.

Set the base plate under the post. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install a stair handrail. 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. Stand 4 foot level on first step and hold it plumb.

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. Anyone with basic carpentry skills can cut and assemble a vinyl railing in an afternoon. Measure from the long point of the 45 degree miter on the rail to the wall and add about 1 16 in. Assembly is like playing with a child s toy due to the prefabricated.

Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount. Attach the first post to the house wall with the mounting brackets one near the top rail and one just above the baluster rail baseline. Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top. Calculate height of handrail and mounting brackets.