Help needed with grab rails.
I have two steps within my house which I manage quite well, but I am at a stage where my knees are very dodgy and it’s likely that I will have surgery on them in the next year or so. I’d feel much more comfortable on the steps if I had a grab rail installed but all the ones I see look very clinical and institutional and I really would like something installed that is functional but looks halfway decent. I think I’d like two: one on the flat wall on the left going up the steps, and the second on the right, preferably winding from the front of the wall to the back, on the right hand side.
Any ideas?
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bigreader
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20 days agolast modified: 20 days agoYou can easily attach wrought iron to walls for a hand rail. However the side that has turned steps has minimal wall. A balustrade may be better on that side, and just a hand rail on the other side which has a good wall space. This would be the case whether you have timber or iron as the chosen material.
Julie Herbert
19 days agoYou could take a design from a small oak towel rail, a carpenter could modify it for your needs and placement, just a little bit fancy than the normal support ones they put in.
oklouise
19 days agowe have professionally designed grab rails and love the simple look of the black rail that is just attached at two locations and was custom made for several locations of different heights
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bigreader
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