Removable Handrail Design

Removable Handrail Design BUILDINGS New Techniques 29-1-31 When Delwyn Comb's wife asked him to put a cement porch with hand railings on the front of their house, he had the foresight to realize that getting furniture up to the front door would be a problem later. That's how he came up with the simple idea of anchoring steel "receiver" shafts in the concrete so he can slip the handrail pipes over the top. He inserted 12 to 15 in. high, 3/4 in. sq. steel shafts spaced equally apart. "The stakes have to be solid and straight. That's very important," Combs says. Scrap iron welded horizontally to the bottom of each shaft keeps them solid. The hand rails are made from 1 in. hollow square tubing. The legs slide down onto the shafts and stand firm. To bring in furniture, he just lifts the rails off and slides them back on later. Combs puts a bit of grease on the shafts so they don't rust to the handrail pipes. In 20 years of use, he's had no problems. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Delwyn Combs, 10042 N 2200 Rd., Sciota, Ill. 61475 (ph 309 456-3606).

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