Do-It-Yourself Stair Safety Solutions - Common Sense
A majority of do-it-yourselfers seem to practice common
sense and have become extremely skilled at figuring things out. The
problem is, some of these things don't work well. I'm here to give the
average do-it-yourselfer, some advice about stair safety.
1. Repair any loose stair treads. Loose stair treads usually don't
tighten up by themselves. As a matter of fact, the commonsense
do-it-yourself mentality that I was just talking about, would suggest
that it's only going to get worse.
2. Replace damaged stair parts. One of the biggest problems with unsafe
stairs is damaged parts. Replacing these parts is the key to maintaining
a safe set of stairs that you and your family can walk up and down
safely.
3. Fix loose and damaged stair handrails. You might find this hard to
believe, but the stair handrail is actually there for one very important
reason. It's there to prevent most people from falling off of the
stairway.
4. Make sure that you have a gripable handrail. Every stairway should
have a secure gripable handrail for anyone using the stairway to grab on
to, while walking up and down. This is a bigger problem for people who
have disabilities. Walking up and down stairs without something to hold
on to safely, can become extremely difficult.
In the beginning of the article I mentioned common sense and it doesn't
apply to everyone. I've seen extremely intelligent people who I consider
to have a lot of common sense, avoid fixing problems and making their
stairs safe. Loose stair treads, damaged stair parts, wiggly handrails
and stairs without something to grab on to while walking up and down the
stairs safely, need to be fixed and repaired as soon as possible. That's
the best do-it-yourselfer advice I could give anyone who does or doesn't
have any common sense.