![]() The building itself is pretty solid, although there are a few projects on the to-do list – check back to see some of them. We recently bought a duplex, which we’ll be using as a rental property. All you need is a few basic tools and very basic carpentry skills, and you’ll be stepping up, and down, with minimal butt to stair contact! Ready To Build A Railing? Step Right Up! We’ll show you how to put together a sturdy, mother-in-law friendly railing (and hey – just because she made it onto the porch, doesn’t mean you have to let her in!), quickly and in a low-budget fashion. The official Before shot – perilously handrail freeįear not, though just because you have to build a railing doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune. Before you start putting yours together, check with your local building inspector you might also need a permit. The average height for the railing is usually 34-38” high, off the nose of the tread. Local building codes vary, but pretty much anywhere, if you have a deck or porch 30” or more above ground level (lower in some areas), a railing is required, as is a handrail along the stairs. And if they do a face plant off your steps, guess who’s gonna get sued? That would be YOU – the negligent homeowner. Even if you’re young and spry, like I was several years back, your mother-in-law, or the 87-year-old Jehovah’s Witness delivering your latest Watchtower magazine, may not be. How do you get there? Why, by using the snow and ice-covered steps, of course! If you’d like to make that trip without doing it on your snow and ice-covered butt, follow along with us as we show you how to build a railing to cling on to, all for less than your emergency room co-pay would be!Įven if you don’t live in the frozen hinterlands, if you have steps leading up to your porch, a handrail is a necessity for safety. At some point, you’ll need to get from your snow and ice-covered porch to your snow and ice-covered sidewalk, or vice-versa. If you’re a fellow resident of the Snow Belt, you spend a lot of quality time dealing with snow and ice. Winter is a different story we know the porch is still out there somewhere, under all that white stuff, but we don’t sit out much in March. In the summer, we spend a lot of evenings relaxing there with friends and appropriate beverages.
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