I keep falling down the stairs.

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Symptoms

You fall down the stairs.

There's nothing to catch you.

You're thinking of suing the property owner.

Diagnosis

There's no handrail!

Solution

Mount a handrail

1. Measure the diagonal length of the stairway
2. Buy a handrail
3. Find where the studs are along the rail.
4. Choose where the bracket will go based on the studs.
5. Measure appropriate distances from either end of handrail for the mounting brackets.
6. Measure appropriate height from floor to handrail.
7. Mark where the brackets need to be mounted on wall and handrail.
8. Attach bracket to handrail.
9. Attach bracket to wall.