DIY Industrial Handrail

I was NOT a fan of our old handrail.  It was just a standard wood one and would have done the trick, but for what I had planned for the hallway it just wasn't going to work.

This is what we started with:

  And after the project was completed we ended up with this:
Please excuse Mae's tush.  

We got the idea for this type of handrail from here:

What you need: 

• 3-1 1/4 inch galvanized Tee's -Red dot
• 3-1 1/4 galvanized 90 degree elbow -Blue dot
• 2- 1 1/4 inch galvanized caps - Green dot
• 2- 1 1/4 inch x 6 inch galvanized pipe -Purple dot
• 2- 1/4 inch x 5 foot galvanized pipe -Orange dot
• 3- 1 1/4 inch x 2 inch galvanized pipe -Pink dot
• 3- 1 1/4 inch x close galvanized pipe -Teal dot
• 3- 1 1/4 inch galvanized floor flanges -Yellow dot

The hubby pieced together the entire rail before attaching it to the wall.

From there he brought it over and got it hung.  One thing, make sure not to tighten things too tight right away, as the handrail gets secured to the wall it shifts and naturally tightens.  If it's too tight things can't be adjusted and makes it WAY more difficult!

The pipe had an grease coating on it, kind of gross, but with a little persistence and some Goo Gone we were able to take care of it.

I'd recommend taking your time with this project.  The hubs was on a mission to surprise me and get this done before I got home from work, which he did, but ended with him slamming his thumb nail and getting a pretty gnarly bruise.  

At least the project was a total win for us which makes the injury somewhat worth it!