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robgraham

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Nov 10, 2012, 6:22:04 AM11/10/12
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Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support
brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?

Rob

John Rumm

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Nov 10, 2012, 12:33:30 PM11/10/12
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On 10/11/2012 11:22, robgraham wrote:
> Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support
> brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?

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.


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The Medway Handyman

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Nov 10, 2012, 12:55:52 PM11/10/12
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On 10/11/2012 11:22, robgraham wrote:
I space them 30cm from each end, then at roughly 100cm. Four brackets
to a standard 4 metre handrail.

Toolstation do good & cheap brackets.

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Jules Richardson

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Nov 10, 2012, 1:14:45 PM11/10/12
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:22:04 -0800, robgraham wrote:

> Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support brackets
> (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?

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.

Tim Lamb

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Nov 10, 2012, 1:43:41 PM11/10/12
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In message <k7m5il$tse$2...@dont-email.me>, Jules Richardson
<jules.richa...@gmail.com> writes
I've got 3 brackets on a Wickes handrail. So around 1.3m apart.
>

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Phil L

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Nov 10, 2012, 1:46:16 PM11/10/12
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robgraham wrote:
> Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support
> brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?

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.


Andrew Gabriel

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Nov 10, 2012, 4:17:39 PM11/10/12
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In article <Fywns.335714$Rc7.2...@fx04.am4>,
The Medway Handyman <davi...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
> On 10/11/2012 11:22, robgraham wrote:
>> Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support
>> brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> I space them 30cm from each end, then at roughly 100cm. Four brackets
> to a standard 4 metre handrail.
>
> Toolstation do good & cheap brackets.

Dave,

Any suggestions for good places to buy the handrails to go on them?
In this case a hardwood one is needed.

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robgraham

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Nov 11, 2012, 4:51:01 AM11/11/12
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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

The Medway Handyman

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Nov 11, 2012, 5:05:40 AM11/11/12
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On 10/11/2012 21:17, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> In article <Fywns.335714$Rc7.2...@fx04.am4>,
> The Medway Handyman <davi...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>> On 10/11/2012 11:22, robgraham wrote:
>>> Hi guys - can someone give me an idea how far apart the support
>>> brackets (Screwfix style) for a stair handrail should typically be?
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>
>> I space them 30cm from each end, then at roughly 100cm. Four brackets
>> to a standard 4 metre handrail.
>>
>> Toolstation do good & cheap brackets.
>
> Dave,
>
> Any suggestions for good places to buy the handrails to go on them?
> In this case a hardwood one is needed.
>
Wickes & B&Q charge like the Light Brigade for them. I get mine (pine)
from a local timber merchant.

GB

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Nov 11, 2012, 6:14:12 AM11/11/12
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On 11/11/2012 09:51, robgraham wrote:

> Thanks guys - I forgot to mention that the substrate is brieze block.
> It'll be four then as it's nominally 11 ft long.

Quick question: Is this for an elderly person? There's a good chance
that social services will supply and fit one free.



metric...@yahoo.com

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Nov 14, 2012, 6:43:11 AM11/14/12
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Wickes says 1 metre with several products. For example:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/straight-post-chrome/invt/190589/

The following website appears to relate distance to force. They say 'N/M' but I think they mean Nm. See:
http://www.fhbrundle.com/rail-07.htm

Pearstairs says 1 metre. It also provides lots of other guidance:
http://www.pearstairs.co.uk/pages/install_wall_mounted_handrails/default.aspx

robgraham

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Nov 14, 2012, 7:55:24 AM11/14/12
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On Nov 14, 11:43 am, metric_tr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Wickes says 1 metre with several products. For example:http://www.wickes.co.uk/straight-post-chrome/invt/190589/
>
> The following website appears to relate distance to force. They say 'N/M' but I think they mean Nm. See:http://www.fhbrundle.com/rail-07.htm
>
> Pearstairs says 1 metre. It also provides lots of other guidance:http://www.pearstairs.co.uk/pages/install_wall_mounted_handrails/defa...

Many thanks for that link to Pearstairs - very useful. One well worth
noting for future use.

Rob
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