Replace 1970 stair rail that had pressed plastic on rail

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Need to replace iron rail but it has a bend in want wood

Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA · Answer

Cute dog! See if these help you out.

https://youtu.be/3zeCVNkg3EU

https://youtu.be/DTEz4aQWxzI

https://www.ronhazelton.com/projects/how_to_a_wood_stair_railing_from_a_kit

Be sure to check local code too.

Chubby58 · Answer

I'd give anything to have metal railings. I have wooden ones and they seem to go on forever. Have you considered painting them black. I think they would look great!

Mogie · Answer

I would think that painting them so they stood out from the light colored wall would make a big difference. What are your accent colors?

Diana Thill · Answer

in restoring this mid century house, I decided to stay with the original black iron rails. They really are nice and fit right with the look of the house. my tip is to look at the era/design of the house. Try spraying them black and see if that helps you like them better

Mer32697631 · Answer

I would paint it black and top the railing with some nice hard wood, it would defiantly be a feature . The best of luck guys

Dee · Answer

you could also consider cutting the scroll work off for a cleaner look

Robyn Garner · Answer

lol! One of my homes had the exact same stairwell and rail hee hee!

Personally, I love industrial, midcentury (would love to see the rest @Diana Thill). You could pretty easily remove most of the picks, only leaving key picks for the proposed horizontal barrier.

So, rather than the old-school vertical picks, I'd put in horizontal stainless steel cables using one of the guages and fastenings that you like here:

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS800US800&ei=F5FIW8qwFdH0swX_0a7IBQ&q=diy+stainless+steel+horizontal+railings&oq=diy+stainless+steel+horizontal+railings&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1.12009.23104.0.23342.39.39.0.0.0.0.197.5277.0j32.32.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..7.31.5093...0j35i39k1j0i131k1j0i67k1j0i131i20i264k1j0i20i264k1j0i20i263i264k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1.0.jjfjgefqnC4

You could utilize the current railing as it's fastened to the wall and stairs already and is either to current building code OR grandfathered in. Also, consider cladding parts of the existing railing with wood.

If you decide to go this route, please please post pictures!

Dee · Answer

Sorry no, in Texas.

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