I need a handrail on the wall of a narrow stairway that can be removed easily to transport furniture up or down the steps. Are there brackets that can be racheted off the wall instead of screws? Or 2 piece ones with flat base profile removing rail and sticking out part? Won't help if brackets stick out after rail is removed. Don't want to unscrew from wall or wood compromising stability.
How to attach a handrail to the wall so that it will be easily removable
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You can install one or more handrail brackets under the railing and line them up directly with the studs. You should be able to find them at any hardware store:
Alternatively, yes, you can open the wall and install a nailer (2x4 installed horizontally between the studs), but this will require some plaster or drywall patching and painting. I would fix the nailer in place with screws to minimize the vibration that may cause more damage to the surrounding drywall. To avoid opening the wall up too much, I'm guessing you'll end up going in at an angle from the front and bottom of the nailer into the stud. It would be better to go in from the opposite side of the stud, but that would result in a lot more wall to repair (you want any joints to be on a stud).
There is no reason you cannot mix Trex type boards/railings with wood products. Decks that use Trex type surfaces are usually framed with pressure treated lumber. If your balusters and other parts are not either pressure treated or regularly stained/sealed/painted, they will also deteriorate fairly quickly.
If you go ahead with Trex on wood, be sure to use coated screws meant for composites.
These have a special finish that resists corrosion and a special thread that grips composites well.
Some people use stainless steel, but I have heard reports of staining despite their "stainless" characteristics.
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Best Answer
I solved the same problem by with t-nuts. Embed the t-nuts into the stud, or in my case a wooden brace between the studs. Then attach the bracket to the t-nut with a machine bolt. I've screwed and unscrewed the bolt repeatedly but because it is metal-to-metal it does not compromise the wood and thus does not wobble.
(I agree this question is different than the one about a removable stair railing because this railing goes into the wall).
I haven't yet figured out how to mount such a wall rail into masonry. A 2-part or removable bracket, as you ask, seems like a good idea but I haven't found one yet.