Q. An elderly friend of mine has some steps to her basement that have no handrail. I told her I'd put one up, but the walls alongside the steps are made of cement blocks. The steps themselves are also ...

To replace stair railing, start by finding and marking studs. In order to be safe, handrails for stairs must be anchored securely to the wood framing behind the drywall or plaster. Here are a few tips ...

Colleen Wall has lived in a bungalow on Laurel Green in Cwmbran for the past two years and is concerned one of her elderly neighbours will seriously hurt themselves. She thinks a handrail will make ...

A 73-year-old woman believes a ‘fatality’ will occur if a handrail is not installed on ‘dangerous’ steps near her home.

Guardrails and handrails are two elements that are often confused. While the first is used to close a space and prevent a person from falling, the second is a support bar for balance. Normally ...