ᐅ Building Stair Railings with Aerated Concrete Blocks – Is It Stable?

I have a question... Our construction manager wants to build a railing on our 1.07m (3.5 ft) wide concrete staircase using 7cm (2.75 inches) Ytong blocks and then plaster it...

From the beginning, we wanted a masonry railing, but now the stairwell opening is quite large, so a full wall from top to bottom across the two floors is no longer possible...

But will something like this hold? Has anyone done this before?

Of course... See the picture. With children, it’s just a bit more prone to getting dirty. Overall, we think it turned out really well.

You shouldn’t fool yourself about the white surfaces if you have children. You would need to repaint them every six months to keep them looking nice. But sometimes a house is meant to be lived in.

Snowy36 schrieb:
I have a question… our construction manager wants to build a railing wall on our 1.07m (3.5 ft) wide concrete staircase using 7cm (3 in) Ytong blocks and then plaster it…

We wanted a masonry railing from the start, but now the stairwell is quite large, so a full wall from top to bottom through the two floors is no longer possible.

But is this stable? Has anyone done this before?

Will it be built directly on the staircase or beside it?

…because in our case the stairwell will be quite narrow, and ideally I would like a side wall as a type of railing—that is, not a continuous wall straight up the middle.

Does this work? See both examples in the attachments

Alex85 schrieb:
You can’t fool yourself about the white surfaces if you have children. You’d have to repaint them every six months to keep them looking nice.

When they’re small, you can let them paint on it themselves.

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bon1980 schrieb:
Of course... See the picture. With kids, it’s a bit more prone to dirt. Overall, we think it turned out really well.

That looks great!

But how is the Ytong attached to the concrete steps? Is there any kind of anchoring, or is it simply placed on top?

And yes, of course it’s more delicate than a railing...