Repair Loose Iron Railing

How to fix a stair railing that is shaky.

Repair loose iron railing.

Diameter galvanized carriage bolts that length plus a nut and washer for each from any hardware store or home center. Keeping up with the maintenance on them is the best way to prolong the life of your railings. The original railing is wrought iron i love it but it has been wobbly since we bought the house and i don t know where to begin to fix it. If your railing is loose check these connections first and tighten the fasteners with a screwdriver or wrench.

Resetting masonry anchors in a loose porch railing wear and tear through time and weather will loosen anchor bolts holding vertical railing posts to their base in concrete porches or stairs. You don t have to live with loose wobbly railing posts when a couple of bolts will make them safe and solid. You enter the home on the lower level but the main living is upstairs. Clean dust and debris from railing holes in concrete staircase with wet dry vacuum.

Loctite metal and concrete epoxy is a high strength two part system to reset anchor bolts and fill gaps between metal and concrete. Once joints begin to move it is a downhill slide to the point of beyond repair. Mix in a bucket some water and hydraulic cement. Tighten loose bolts or screws manually.

Using this wood as your template cut another piece exactly like it and put back together. My home is a 1964 reverse basement. Use level to ensure railing is perfectly plumb then temporarily secure the railing to the house with duct tape. This video shows the process of how to repair unsafe wrought iron railing and reinstall it properly on the concrete stairs or how to fix rusted wrought iron.

If the problem is a result of loose nails remove the nails one at a time and replace with screws. Iron railings are a classic way to provide safety for porch steps and edges. Stand repaired railing into place on the staircase. If a bolt won t tighten securely by hand remove it check for damage and replace it with another bolt of the same size.

A shaky stair railing is an accident waiting to happen. Repair iron based wood railings by remove the piece of wood needing repair. Any time someone uses an unstable rail for support he can fall through the rail to the ground below. This should provide for more stability.