Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?
Rob
Stair handrail brackets - spacing?
Nov 10, 2012
11 Replies
You mean the L shaped things that screw to the wall and the underside of a rail?
IME they are somewhat more rigid than you might expect. Every 1.5m is probably adequate if the rail is reasonably solid.
I space them 30cm from each end, then at roughly 100cm. Four brackets to a standard 4 metre handrail.
Toolstation do good & cheap brackets.
What's the wall construction? If it's PB over wooden frame then you're at least partly constrained by the frame spacing, although I'd agree with TMH in that somewhere around 100cm is probably good.
I've got 3 brackets on a Wickes handrail. So around 1.3m apart.
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Just put eight of these things on (2 per house).
with normal 4 metre rails we put the first one 350mm from the end, then one each 1100mm, using four brackets per rail.
Dave,
Any suggestions for good places to buy the handrails to go on them? In this case a hardwood one is needed.
Thanks guys - I forgot to mention that the substrate is brieze block. It'll be four then as it's nominally 11 ft long.
Rob
Wickes & B&Q charge like the Light Brigade for them. I get mine (pine) from a local timber merchant.
Quick question: Is this for an elderly person? There's a good chance that social services will supply and fit one free.
Wickes says 1 metre with several products. For example:
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following website appears to relate distance to force. They say 'N/M' but I think they mean Nm. See:
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says 1 metre. It also provides lots of other guidance:
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but I think they mean Nm. See:
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> Pearstairs says 1 metre. It also provides lots of other guidance:
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thanks for that link to Pearstairs - very useful. One well worth noting for future use.
Rob
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