Installing Vinyl Handrail Steps

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.

Installing vinyl handrail steps.

Assembly is like playing with a child s toy due to the prefabricated. Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor. 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.

Set the base plate under the post. Mark bracket height on level. When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount. Step 4 attach your porch railing to a concrete floor.

Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount. Calculate height of handrail and mounting brackets. For a tight fit. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install a stair handrail.

How to install a staircase handrail. Stand 4 foot level on first step and hold it plumb. 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. Mark the level where it meets top of second step.