Repair Loose Iron Railing

My home is a 1964 reverse basement.

Repair loose iron railing.

Clean dust and debris from railing holes in concrete staircase with wet dry vacuum. 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. 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. You enter the home on the lower level but the main living is upstairs.

If the problem is a result of loose nails remove the nails one at a time and replace with screws. Stand repaired railing into place on the staircase. Using this wood as your template cut another piece exactly like it and put back together. Mix in a bucket some water and hydraulic cement.

Iron railings are a classic way to provide safety for porch steps and edges. Measure the thickness of the post framing assembly add 1 in. Use level to ensure railing is perfectly plumb then temporarily secure the railing to the house with duct tape. If your railing is loose check these connections first and tighten the fasteners with a screwdriver or wrench.

A shaky stair railing is an accident waiting to happen. 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. Loctite metal and concrete epoxy is a high strength two part system to reset anchor bolts and fill gaps between metal and concrete. Keeping up with the maintenance on them is the best way to prolong the life of your railings.

Metal railings are usually attached to wood with screws and to other sections of railing with bolts. This should provide for more stability. You don t have to live with loose wobbly railing posts when a couple of bolts will make them safe and solid. Tighten loose bolts or screws manually.

If a bolt won t tighten securely by hand remove it check for damage and replace it with another bolt of the same size. Any time someone uses an unstable rail for support he can fall through the rail to the ground below. Can someone give me an idea of the process needed to repair this. Once joints begin to move it is a downhill slide to the point of beyond repair.