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

Created on: 28 Jun 2018 15:04

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?

kkk2727293 Jul 2018 07:29

#13

I built the railing myself using 11.5cm (4.5 inches) aerated concrete blocks. It’s a quarter-turn staircase. The railing continues on the upper floor as a low wall and ultimately looks almost like a "G".

I glued the aerated concrete directly onto the (unfinished) steps. In my experience, it holds well and there are no cracks or similar issues. For the top finish and handrail, I used an oak plank (treated with oil afterward).

xxsonicxx11 Jul 2018 08:30

#14

Snowy36 schrieb:
I will ask again exactly how he will fasten it there!

Is there any update on this?

Snowy3611 Jul 2018 08:45

#15

He will just build the wall directly like that, he always does it this way and it supposedly holds... If not, I will get in touch again; otherwise, you can assume it’s fine (-:

But it won’t be before week 30 at the earliest.

xxsonicxx11 Jul 2018 09:54

#16

Snowy36 schrieb:
He will simply build it directly onto it, he always does it that way and it supposedly holds.... If not, I will get back to you, otherwise you can assume it’s fine (-:

But it won’t be until at least week 30

Well, I’m curious to see how it goes.

Please give feedback anyway.... we are still in the design planning stage, so there’s still a bit of time. Thanks.

Knallkörper11 Jul 2018 10:00

#17

Snowy36 schrieb:
He will just build it onto it like that, he always does it this way and it supposedly holds.... If not, I will get back to you, otherwise you can assume it’s fine (-:

But earliest not before week 30

Then check the strength before it gets plastered.

Snowy3611 Jul 2018 12:13

#18

Just leaning against it right away (-;

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

Reaktionen