Handrail design

Exterior · Porches, Decks and Balconies · printed page 331 (PDF page 332)

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Handrail – Design Stair – Exterior – Handrail Design Stair – Handrail Design

Text in the illustration

min typically
1¼"
1¼"-2"
wall
top of handrail should be easy to grip (tube or oval)
A
section A-A

Generated explanation

The illustration shows exterior entrance stairs and a landing with an open-sided railing and a separate wall-mounted handrail. Section A-A details a round handrail supported away from the wall by a bent bracket. The detail indicates a typical minimum wall clearance of 1¼ inches and a handrail width of 1¼ to 2 inches. An annotation specifies that the top of the handrail should be easy to grip, with a tube or oval profile. The wall-mounted rail has curved ends, while the outer railing follows the stair slope and continues around the landing.

Components

wall-mounted handrail handrail brackets stair railing landing guardrail vertical balusters stair treads stair risers entrance landing exterior door wall

Materials

metal railing and brackets