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11-20-2022, 06:09 AM #1
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337 RLS Hand rail replacement
Would like to replace the hand rail for the steps going to the bed room. Want to install a longer one so we do not have to reach for it coming down the steps. Has any one replaced there's. I do not want to run screws in to the wall and mess up something.
I have seen a post on another Fourm that they changed there steps from 3 to 4 (which we plane on doing) and also replaced the hand rail.
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11-20-2022, 12:52 PM #2
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No I have not replaced the handrail but would like to. We live full time in a 2020 337RLS and the steps are just flat out dangerous. You would think after three years I would have them figured out but they still are a problem sometimes. When we first got the trailer I did slide off the middle step and almost fall. The other day I noticed that the cheap vinyl paper covering the bathroom door and frame was falling apart as it does anywhere you touch it. After evaluating how I come down the steps I realized that I was using the bathroom door and frame for support when coming down the steps. I stopped holding on to the door and a couple of days ago I slipped on the second step while coming down. I have no physical problems that limit me using stairs. Just big feet and long legs.
What are the problems with the steps?
The short hand rail can be used going up the stairs but not long enough to reach coming down the stairs.
Treads are slick, no traction when wearing socks.
Treads are curved, 12” in middle and 10” at walls. Standard tread width in construction is 11” all the way across.
Step rise is first step 9”, second step 8”, third step 9”. Standard step rise is 7”.
Replacing the handrail is a good place to start and a lot less work than replacing steps or treads.
You have a valid concern about messing something up in the wall but maybe more concer would be to not have backing in the wall to hold the screw. The outside walls are aluminum frame with foam insulation squashed between luan panels and fiberglass. Where there needs to be attachment should have a backing board. If there is not a backing board the screw will not hold. GD support might be able to tell you what is behind the wall to anchor longer grab rails. If nothing in the wall then some kind of wall anchor might work, or not.
If you replace the handrail please post how it worked out.Last edited by Always Learning; 11-20-2022 at 12:57 PM.
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11-20-2022, 01:42 PM #3
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I used double sided carpet tape and secured carpet pieces cut to shape on our step (wish we had 2 or 3. our '14 303 has one giant step to the landing which has matching carpet on it. I used a 6 ft runner and cut it up. It made the step much safer. The tape leaves a residue but can be cleaned up if you remove the carpet at any time. Over the years we have had our trailer I change the runner out when I get tired of the rug colors.
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