Installing Vinyl Handrail Steps

Measure from the long point of the 45 degree miter on the rail to the wall and add about 1 16 in.

Installing vinyl handrail steps.

How to cut install vinyl railings. For a tight fit. Set the base plate under the post. Calculate height of handrail and mounting brackets.

Mark the level where it meets top of second step. 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.

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. Stand 4 foot level on first step and hold it plumb. When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount.

Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install a stair handrail. How to install a staircase handrail. Mark bracket height on level.