No handrail on stairs in rented house

Thrugelmir

silvercar wrote: »

A handrail could spoil the effect.

Glass panel.

HB58

silvercar wrote: »

A handrail could spoil the effect.

I would have to crawl up that on my hands and knees and come down on my bum! Not only because of the lack of handrail (I do have mobility problems) but mainly due to a simple fear of heights

theartfullodger

IKEA Reading & for all I know other ones have 2 handrails, one human size, another - lower- narrower- for small kids.

Pass the s!ck bag....

GwylimT

HB58 wrote: »

I would have to crawl up that on my hands and knees and come down on my bum! Not only because of the lack of handrail (I do have mobility problems) but mainly due to a simple fear of heights

You would hate the stairs at my work! They're open steps like this, but each step is made from a thick mesh with 1 inch holes in the mesh like the ones in the link below.

http://www.xtyfence.com/wiremesh/stairsgrating.htm

HB58

GwylimT wrote: »

You would hate the stairs at my work! They're open steps like this, but each step is made from a thick mesh with 1 inch holes in the mesh like the ones in the link below.

http://www.xtyfence.com/wiremesh/stairsgrating.htm

Yep, I'd hate those! :eek:

tlc678910

Hi, our stairs had no handrail - walls on either side. We meant to get one put in but were decorating first.

My son broke his collar bone tumbling down them last year.
He was 5 so well past coming down on his bottom.

Needless to say we had a handrail installed by a carpenter within weeks, holding his (good) hand in the meantime. It was £100 materials and fitting from a local carpenter which I thought was great.

Don't wait for an accident OP. Get one installed as a matter of urgency.
Tlc

kimplus8

I agree with above posters, you can ask the ll if you can install a handrail at your own expense?
I cant see why they would not agree as long as you leave it there when you leave or make right any damage by filling in holes etc

baldelectrician

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20151113141044/http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/br_pdf_ad_k_2013.pdf


Building standards
For all buildings


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tlc678910

Our before
http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b427/tlc678910/image_zpsla3b9sty.jpeg
And after
http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b427/tlc678910/image_zpscapy3brz.jpeg

Handrail on the wall looks fine. I can't see on what grounds your landlady could object if you are paying. I think she is being very short sighted as one of you could hurt your selves and how would she feel? (Unless of course she really couldn't care).

I drew the line at a picture of my son with his arm in a sling (which I do have) only he is smiling...you gotta have a sad face photo to go with this type of story!

Marvel1

tlc678910 wrote: »

Handrail on the wall looks fine. I can't see on what grounds your landlady could object if you are paying. I think she is being very short sighted as one of you could hurt your selves and how would she feel? (Unless of course she really couldn't care).

She woud feel well you viewed the place, went upstairs to view the bedrooms, must have noticed no handrail to hold onto, and still agreed to rent it.

Not aimed at you personally, but from the landlady point of view.