If your stair railing is old, dysfunctional, not to code, or simply not to your taste, you may have considered changing it for something new, safe, and stylish. This might seem a daunting task, but ...

Dear Heloise: We live in a trilevel house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of steps ...

If you have a set of basement stairs with no lighting, IKEA Hackers user Denis shows off a way to install a lighted handrail in a small space with a few cheap parts. With clear plexiglass and some LED ...

I have done a number of wood-to-iron stair baluster conversions. Some were where the old turned wood balusters are upgraded to wrought iron and the existing railings were used. This process is nice ...

Stairs become more hazardous with age. Visual changes make depth judgment harder. Balance is not what it once was. Muscles that negotiated... The post Safer Stairs for Seniors appeared first on Home ...

Dear Heloise: We live in a trilevel house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of steps ...

DEAR HELOISE: We live in a trilevel house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of steps ...

Dear Heloise: We live in a three-level house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of ...