Stair railings take different loads than a porch rail: people grab them on the way down, they span longer runs, and on two-family flats they may be the only thing between a back stair and a drop. Tell us whether it's an exterior stair, a basement stair or an interior staircase and we'll pass it to a local pro who handles that kind of work.
What people call about
- Handrail pulled loose from the wall or newel
- Railing too low or too wide-open for small kids
- Exterior back stairs on a two-family with a rusted railing
- Basement stairs with no railing at all
- Interior iron balusters loose in the treads
- Railing that stops short of the top or bottom step
Repair, rebuild or replace
Re-anchor, weld, add a missing section, straighten bent pickets.
Add a second handrail, extend a short one, or close up wide openings.
New fabricated stair railing measured to the stair.
What the pro will want to know
- Inside or outside, and how many steps?
- What does it attach to: wood stringers, concrete, masonry, drywall?
- Is it the only railing on the stair?
- Is this for a rental or multi-unit building?
Questions
Do stairs inside the house need a railing?
Most residential codes call for a handrail on stairs with four or more risers, and for guards where there's a drop of about 30 inches or more. Your city's building department has the rule that applies to your address.
Can you add iron balusters to my wood staircase?
Swapping wood spindles for iron balusters is a common interior project. Tell us in the request and we'll match you with a pro who does interior work.
The quickest way
Call the railing line
(314) 673-1016 Call now- Where the railing is and what it's attached to
- What's loose, rusted or broken
- Roughly how many steps or feet
- Photos, if you can text them later
You'll reach our referral line, or a local railing pro we route calls to. No charge for the referral.
Send the details
Fill this in and a local railing pro can call you back. Prefer to talk? Call (314) 673-1016.