Build Your Own Stair Railing

Choose the best 4 4 for the job of your top and bottom railings.

Build your own stair railing.

Whichever you choose always make sure you follow building codes. Custom built stringers allow you to match the dimensions of a set of stairs in your home which will feel most comfortable. Slip these posts and rails together for a complete railing. Cut out a hole with the jigsaw blade and insert the post in that hole.

Connect rails and posts with included slip on fittings to quickly assemble a railing. Railing when building a railing pipe fittings are much easier to work with and more economical than welded solutions. When building a stair rail with the kit all you have to do is input the length of the rail needed and the powder coated color if desired. Step 1 start the building job put a railing post on the last step of your staircase and mark its base with a pencil.

Remember that the top side of your top railing will be covered with the 1 6 piece so you can use your worst side for the top of the top railing. No hot weld permits are needed and they can be assembled on site with just a few simple tools. Measure and mark the length of your top railing minus the width of your two posts on the 4 4. In order to fix the post securely in place use the drill to make a couple of countersink holes one above the other.

You can build your own custom stringers or buy pre cut stringers at lowe s.