#Simple handrail for outside steps plus

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This you can get at a local pipe store (note you can't get this at Home Depot) 2 x 42” 1 x 28' (this is particular to our project) We’ve got the following fittings: 2 Type 62-8 flanges - įor hardware we have: 4 Concrete anchors - For Tools we have: Drill Concrete Drill Bit Allen Wrench.BENNETT 50 ft. Taking Stock Here are the parts and required tools We’ve got three pieces of Schedule 40 1-1/2' galvanized steel pipe. You might also think about having your pipe powder coated to protect it. This will ensure that you handrail will not rust. When selecting pipe you want to make sure that the steel is galvanized. Selecting Pipe: When installing a handrail make sure that you use Schedule 40 PIPE (not tube or fence post). This will finish off the top pipe and make sure no water get’s inside. One more piece: Because we’re using a Type C50 fitting we’ll need a Type 84 malleable plug. We then used Tapcon concrete anchors to secure these to cement. Selecting Flanges - There are many different types of flanges to mount your handrail. I left my numbers in it and attached it so that you can see where I'm coming from. I threw together a spread sheet to do these calculations. There is no figure for the C50 (they do have offsets for other popular angle fittings) so we just figured an 1' on each side. There’s a handy chart in the Kee Klamp catalog (and on our website- ) which gives us the numbers we need to subtract. Because the fittings have some length to them we need to to a little math. We just square the height and the length.

First we determine the overall length using the classic formula you learned in geometry a2 + b2 = c2. Now we are ready to determine the length of our handrail pipe. They allow you to create a handrail at just about any angle. For our project because of the angles we’re going to be using a Type-C50 fittings at the top and at the bottom. Kee Klamp fittings offer a number of angled fittings. Selecting Angle Fittings - Now that you have the angle you can determine the type of fitting that you want to use. That number should be the bottom angle of your handrail. Then do an Inverse Tangent on that number.

In order to get the angle with the height and the length use the following equation. Determine the Angle - Now here were you might need a calculator. Then we determine the height of the steps.

#Simple handrail for outside steps plus

Add the step length plus the length from the post to the step. To do that we take the distance from post to post. Handrail – Calculating the length of the hand rail is a bit more complicated. For simplicity that’s the length we are going to specify 2. BOCA and OSHA standards specify that the minimum height of the handrail must be 42”. Posts – The posts at the top and the bottom need to be the same height. d Lets start with the simple and work our way to the complex 1. Now that we have our step dimensions we need to make some calculations to determine how much pipe and what type of fittings (we are using Kee Klamp fittings) we will need to complete this job.