How I installed a Wooden Stair Handrail from Lowes

In this video I describe how I selected, stained and installed a wooden handrail for a flight of stairs in my home per the IRC building code.
I include references to the IRC building code

[bmo]

This looks very good. I guess code requires that the rail returns back to the wall both at the top and bottom. Supposedly to prevent items from getting caught on the ends.

If you aren’t needing to get this inspected, it really doesn’t matter and it seems just as safe.

[loa]

Anything which makes hand rails safer should be considered regardless of code. Often codes only define minimum requirements. I just saw an example about returning ends to wall. It showed a fireman trying to scale stairs in a house fire and his equipment catching open ended hand rail. It should not cost much to place blocks to help the railing from causing impedance or injury.
A home in the UK and one in Germany had open ends not returning to the walls. My house coat kept catching on them put on a simple extension to the wall without major reconstruction.
Best to you!

[davidcervantes]

How did those brackets work out I was thinking about getting them but I was worried 1 screw in the wall could cause it to rotate and the rail move randomly

[chrisfrederickson]

Get to the point you never showed how to install the rail.

[moose]

Was about to give you 10/10 for a very accurate video, then you went from giving all the measurements, the type of wood used, the stain application etc, then it went to a complete job finishing 🙈