Railings and the IRC

[@robertdupree2451]

Strait forward and to the point. Visuals helped. Great vid sir. This helps a lot.

[@mijalic1]

Great instruction. Thank you for the time and effort you took to make this video and share it with us. Greetings from Croatia.

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Oh wow! Dave “Yelovich” - my grandfather was from Split. Thanks for watching!!

[@a.a.p1952]

Excellent right to the point no B.S. no time wasting annoying music.

[@birdlegs846]

awesome video! I live in a tiny cape cod house built in 1918 and I just fell down my basement stairs with no railing, lived here for 20 yrs but just finally fell down them. the major major problem I have is my stairway upstairs and the stairs going down to the basement are very very narrow just over 25" wide so a regular railing with hangers sticks out to far. My plan is to take the molding off the wall on each side that i use to grab onto going down the stairs that would open up 2", I know that's not much. I bought a narrow stair railing from home depot and plan on mounting it in my stairway 36" up from each step and custom make some 1 and a half inch wall spacers to mount the railing on. I should then be able to walk down my stairs straight without turning to the side to fit down the stairs and also at the same time still have a railing to hold onto. I just don't know any other way to fix this problem other then major renovation which would require a refinance and take a 30yr loan out on my house. My house will be paid off in 2025. Any ideas?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Thanks for watching. I normally steer folks to their local building department for advice. They know your area best and are usually well versed in codes. I’m sure y’all can come up with a solution.

[@garybregel4606]

I hope you didn't get hurt to badly from the fall. I also have a old house built in 1917 and I have no hand rails going down stairs. Thank God I haven't fallen yet. I'm going to put hand rails up this week.

[@birdlegs846]

@@garybregel4606 Yes that would be a smart thing to do! I was off work for 3 days, thought I broke my hip but thankfully it was just badly bruised. I installed the new railings, they look good and I built them solid so they can handle the weight of a heavy person if needed.

[@lorraineclark3876]

Thanks for all these videos. Well done

[@sudhakarm6335]

Very much Helpful video Sir,,, Thanks❤🙏🙏

[@andrestapia3238]

Does It matter which side going up two flights on a in door build?

[@srvinterior6701]

Thank you sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@swamibeyond6382]

Thank you for the vid. As a 6 ft male, I find the prescribed height of the rail too high. The railing for me is not so much to grab if I feel faint, it is to keep me steady on my climb or decent and 34 inches is an inch too high...talking about top of rail height.

[@JessicaCaraveo-j5d]

Does the width of the stairwell determine if there needs to be 2 handrails?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

No

[@fmradio42]

How did you connect the 90° returns to their hand rail?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Nails and glue

[@fmradio42]

@@HomesBuiltRight I wish. I couldn't even get the drill bit to go straight through the hard oak graine wood. I have to fabricate a metal jig so I can exactly drill for two 5/15 dowels. And I don't even know how to find the studs behind T1-11 walls.

[@davidmiersofficial8434]

I have a stairway with a corner that instead of a landing is of the winder variety. Is there any exception to requiring the railing to be continuous?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

No. Winders are not considered landings. The rail needs to be continuous through the winder section of the stairway.

[@davidmiersofficial8434]

@@HomesBuiltRight Thank you!

[@rodneydangerfield7153]

Great video, Dave!...QUESTION: What is the minimum stair width for a handrail to be installed on BOTH SIDES?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Thanks for watching. When it comes to your specific requirements in your area I steer folks to their local building department. I could say one thing but in reality - it’s their decision, not mine. I don’t want to mislead anybody.

[@jessewales-h2h]

thanks

[@brennandc]

Great video. So if you have two separate flights in a stairwell, interrupted by a landing, do the lower flight tread/risers have to be within the 3/8" tolerance of the upper flight? Or is it that since they are technically separate flights, they can be outside that 3/8" as long as they meet their typical min.and max. parameters?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Yes. 2 different flights. 2 sets of parameters.

[@superblueboyandbacon4652]

Is there a way we can find out if we need to install two railings ??

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Code only requires one handrail. The design may steer you to the answer. If it’s open on 2 sides you need 2 guards. Your local Building Official would be a good place to start asking questions.

[@leonardnoel888]

Good explantion. Thank you.

[@fourstars5270]

Great vid!

[@Alphasig336]

I tried emailing but can a box Newel post be placed in the back of the second tread?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

No

[@jarrodblouin]

Useful, thanks

[@mikeferrier8018]

A contractor removed wall rails for ease of painting walls in stairwell. They did not replace immediately after painting and a visitor to the home fell down the stairs. Can the contractor be cited for a code violation for not having the rails immediately? Can he be cited for not barricading the stairs so as not to allow use?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

Thanks for your comment. However, this sounds more like a legal question for lawyers (and maybe OSHA) to answer.

[@mikeferrier8018]

@@HomesBuiltRight Thanks

[@garybregel4606]

@@HomesBuiltRight I would think that the contractor that was hired to do the work and did not finish the job would be liable. Removing the handrails for painting and not re-installing them afterwards is a big no no in anyones book.

[@addimix8459]

thank u so so much

[@badhabits25]

Cant find a rail with a built in return. Any suggestions?

[@HomesBuiltRight]

I’ve always mitered the ends to create the return.

[@carmenr5286]

Thank you Jesus

[@albertarroyo7504]

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