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Stairs Hand Rail

  • 13-04-2023 07:04PM
    #1
    Sapele
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭


    Hello,

    I would like to put a hand rail down the right hand side of a stairs but when i tap the wall its not solid brick but some type of board.

    A friend says that there must be solid brick under that board.

    Is it possible to say for sure there will be solid brick going down a stairwell wall?

    The house is a mid terrace house. I've attached a pic of the actual stairs.

    Regards

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  • #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,516 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    That's probably a stud-wall. You would need to locate the studs (vertical timbers) and screw the hand-rail into these as only they can provide the support required to take the rail. You can hire/buy a device called a stud-finder to do this.

    https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/scanners/cat9810007




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