VIVOSUN Outdoor Handrail, 3 Step Stair Handrail, 40" x 36" Fits 1 to 3 Steps, Wrought Mattle Iron Handrail for Concrete Steps, Porch Steps, One-Step Assembly, Black

UPDATE IN MAY - BOUGHT 2 MORE VIVOSUN 5' RAILINGS AND INSTALLED THEM IN LESS THAN AN HOUR (82-year old female with tools provided and my own electric drill). FIRST 3 REVIEWED BELOW WERE IN APRIL 2025. ALL LEGS SCREWED INTO WOOD DECKING, NOT CONCRETE. WITH 4 SCREWS IN WOOD IN EACH LEG, THEY ARE VERY STURDY. THERE IS A SLIGHT SIDEWAYS WOBBLE, BUT NOT ANYTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. RECOMMEND VIVOSUN RAILINGS. --- April 2025- Bought 3 of these Vivosun rails in different lengths to surround my husband's outside ramps. They are sturdy, and easy to assemble (although I forgot to put the caps over the "feet" before I screwed the first one down). They came via USPS (not UPS), so had to make a special trip into town to the post office to get them. There were some scratches on a couple of the rails, but nothing major that I can't touch up with black matte paint. I do have 2 things to mention and hope the person who monitors the Amazon description notes: (1) there is no mention of the size of the top hand rail (i.e., 1"x2") because I wanted to screw one end to the outside wall for more side strength, but couldn't order the wall attachment hardware until I knew what the size of the rails were; and (2) there is no mention of the "overhang" of the top rail when it is attached to the legs. This also would have helped in deciding where to screw in the legs to the deck because I am using 2 sections on one side of the ramp for stability. I bought a 4-step section, and a 2-step section, so there are a total of 4 legs screwed down to the wooden deck on one side of the ramp. The 3rd rails (a 3-step section) will go on the other side of the ramp (shorter because of a screen door opening). I didn't think one long section would be as sturdy as 2 shorter sections with more legs screwed down. Possibly, if I had concrete, it would be been better, but my application only has a wooden deck. All hardware included for wood or concrete, as well as Allen wrenches. No drill bits, though, for screwing the legs down.

The shape of the railing is exactly what we needed but after the railing was put into place … the railing bar had some movement to it when pressure applied. Husband said the bar should have been welded to the face plate and not screwed to it.

We needed a 5-6 step rail for the steps going down to our pool area. The rail shipped quickly and overall was good quality for the money. A couple of tips and some info. If you are drilling into concrete, the concrete anchors included in the kit are not the best quality and are a little short. You really need to measure the depth carefully as you drill. (I recommend vacuuming between drilling the holes - then stop and measure your depth using a nail or pencil in the hole) Note: It is a tight fit between the rail supports/anchors and where the anchor nuts go. Drill bit required is a 3/8 concrete bit and I highly recommend using a hammer drill. Lining up the anchor bolts can be a challenge and be careful to hammer the anchors in with the bolt on the threads about half on. You may need to lightly hammer down on the plate at the bottom and even hammer the anchor bolts to one side/up or down in order to get them lined up. Be careful not to hammer too much side to side or they will move when you tighten. I messed up one and 3 anchors is plenty to hold the railing.

It's quite sturdy and it was not hard to install once I bought an impact drill. I fastened it directly on concrete and it is very stable. Without the drill it would have been much more difficult

Easy install had to drill holes.Looks great. Good grip rail but we’ll get hot in the sun.

I purchased three different sizes to fit my steps. Only difficulty was drilling the holes for the post bases in exactly the correct location. If you get the distance between the holes wrong the project goes to hell! I made a drilling template with some 1/4 inch thick CRS. After that the installation went perfectly.The rails are sturdy and look very good.

Two relatively handy people put their heads together to install the 4-step version of this rail and walked away in defeat. We hired a handyman to put this in and he, too, said it was no walk in the park. Partially to blame is the rebar-reinforced cement we were drilling into. But! Also I followed some tips shared here on Amazon and those did not support a successful project.Specifically, for us, YES we absolutely needed a hammer drill to get the holes in the cement. A standard electric drill was completely ineffective and NO, do not buy a 3/8 drill bit. It makes the holes too large for the supplied anchors and then you’re done. Back to the hardware store for bigger anchors and the delight (sarcasm) and extra expense of finding anchors that work.The handyman got the job done but between buying a hammer drill and buying new anchors and paying someone to get this done anyway… well… this railing project got really pricey really fast.Other applications may deliver better results. And maybe you’re just way more skilled than us and you’ll have much better outcomes. Good luck and Godspeed!

Very basic. Not going to win any beauty contest. Gets the job done. The finish is not very robust. The description says it is powder coated. That may be true but it's very thin. Just the act of carefully assembling it caused the coating to flake away where the bottom horizontal piece attaches to the vertical pieces. I will touch it up with some black paint. Be aware that the hand rail part gets very hot in the sun.