CHR Fence & Rail Hand Rails for Outdoor Steps, 4 Step Handrail & Indoor Stair Railing Kit, Railings for Outdoor Steps and Hand Rails for Seniors for Porch Railing & Deck Hand Rail, 3-4 Step Railing

This is a very cost effective, study, supposedly USA made railing. Nothing fancy here, just functionality. This comes with EVERYTHING you need to install except a drill and hammer and wrench. I installed into cement stairs. Pros: Sturdy, simple, easy to assemble, good instructions, all needed bolts for wood or masonry, drill bits for wood and masonry, ruler, pencil/depth gauge, etc. Cons: the drill bit for masonry, while included, is poor quality. I resorted to one of my Milwaukee masonry bits in 5/16 and it made drilling much more efficient and quick. I found the instructions for depth of hole in masonry short. I think you can go 2.75 inches, not 2.5. I had to cut my bolts down after even though I followed the drill depth as instructed. Don't follow the tip for putting nuts on the bolts when you hammer into cement,that just messed up the nuts and threads. The bolts are designed to take hammer whacks without peening over and if you drill proper hole size and depth you'll be fine That's my experience. Lesson learned: take your time, mark your holes BUT, decide which post you will put in first, drill those holes and mount your first upright, then reassemble and check your hole markings for last upright. I'll bet you will need to adjust hole markings to keep railings snug and tight on last upright. All in all I am buying at least one more, maybe two. Seems like a good company and a good product. Time will tell.

I was very pleased with the quality and durability of this stair rail. I was afraid it would be thin metal, but is actually heavy wrought iron. Packed very well for shipping. VERY sturdy, fastened to my wooden stair treads. Looks really nice. Will probably buy another to go on the other side of the stairs as well.Was shocked to see that the box included two drill bits, a hex head screwdriver bit, an extension, and a socket for the lag bolts. Also a pencil - already sharpened! Bolts for installation in concrete or wood are included. Washers are on the bolts for concrete mounting. Take these off and use with the lag bolts for wood mounting. All you really need to install these is an electric drill.Installation instructions are very good. One word of caution - drill the floor mounting holes a bit closer to the outer edge instead of in the center of the hole you marked as stated in the instructions. Otherwise, you will have problems with the socket not fitting between the bolt head and the vertical section of the rail.The only problem I had with installation is that the metal is too strong for the self-tapping screws to really bite. I drilled a starter "dimple", then was able to start the screws without a problem.Update - I ordered a second railing so that I would have one on both sides of the stairs. Be aware that the company has modified the design, and is now shipping the new version. The Amazon listing still shows the older design, and the model number did not change. Instead of the top rail being oval shaped, it is now rectangular. Personally, I prefer the older design. The old rail is slightly wider and easier to grip. I think it also looks better. Either still works fine, of course. The new version looks more contemporary. There is a card in the box that tells you if you end up with a mis-matched set, they will send you one of the older design. I’m still waiting for my replacement to arrive. Customer support has been very responsive via text message.

We wanted a small 3 step railing for new side porch but I didn’t really want to add additional 4x4 posts anchored into the treads for something that was so small. Found this product on Amazon and it looked like it was the perfect solution. Only took 15 minutes to install and looks very nice and is steady solid. Came with a great hardware kit for either anchoring into concrete or lagging into treads. Included concrete drill bit, wood drill bit, screw bit, lag bit, 6” bit extension, small ruler, short bubble level and they even threw in a pencil to mark holes. The finish is a good heavy black powder coating. If I had any complaints it would be that the base covers are just cheap two-piece plastic that comes apart easily if you bump your toe into them. They should be made of the same powder coated metal. All in all it’s a great little railing kit.

The piece is well designed and easy to assemble if you use the excellent instruction booklet. The metal is a pretty thin gauge but sturdy enough once installed. The only disappointment was the flimsy, loose fitting, end caps for the top rail; there needs to be a redesign for better fitment. Also not sure about the coating durability but will have to wait and see how it looks after several months.At any rate, the handrail is worth the price.

I usually don't take the time to write Amazon reviews, but I was so impressed with this product that I had to submit a review. As our parents and family have gotten older, we realized that we needed a railing on the steps from our garage into our house that had none. I like the fact that this product has several options depending on the number of steps that you have and that there were clear directions on how to measure to determine which product to buy. I was really impresses that the kit included everything that you need to install the railing including - masonry drill bit, ruler, level, and even a pencil to mark the holes that also functioned as a depth gauge for the holes. The directions were very clear and easy to understand. The instructions did not specify that you needed a hammer drill to drill the holes in concrete, but I saw this in one of the posted videos and it made installation much faster. The railing is very sturdy and looks very professional.

Purchased 1 set 3 steps for the front porch. They look great!Excellent product. Very sturdy and affordable. Hardware included except for the drill.We highly recommend it.