{"items": [{"author": "Don", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901868421332", "anchor": "fb-901868421332", "service": "fb", "text": "I've been doing a lot of handrail research myself lately, as I'm in the midst of a project to help with folks at the other end of the age scale. You may want to consider bridging the gap between the rail ends and the wall as a safety measure - code requires this to prevent someone getting caught/hung up on the open end. The most common way it's done is a mitered return via a segment of the rail cut on a 45 degree angle to mate with the rail end and set at 90 degrees to butt the wall. https://www.familyhandyman.com/.../install-a.../view-all/", "timestamp": "1506281555"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901868421332&reply_comment_id=901893226622", "anchor": "fb-901868421332_901893226622", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Thanks! Especially since these are so low someone could trip if they got caught. I've added little bits for now, and may add properly mitered ends at some point if I get frustrated with how silly these look.", "timestamp": "1506292710"}, {"author": "Jeannine", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901896629802", "anchor": "fb-901896629802", "service": "fb", "text": "My parents still talk about the nice landlord who installed an extra-low handrail for my big sis when she was a toddler in the 70s. I bet it would make things safer for little people too.", "timestamp": "1506294753"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901896629802&reply_comment_id=901904648732", "anchor": "fb-901896629802_901904648732", "service": "fb", "text": "→ \"I bet it would make things safer for little people too.\"
It's extremely low. I think a person over 4' wouldn't be able to use it", "timestamp": "1506299153"}, {"author": "Andrew", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901902857322", "anchor": "fb-901902857322", "service": "fb", "text": "view outside my door, and this was built in 1911 ...", "timestamp": "1506298311"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=901902857322&reply_comment_id=901904698632", "anchor": "fb-901902857322_901904698632", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Nice! This one is about half that height, though, for even shorter people", "timestamp": "1506299190"}, {"author": "Jerry", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/901817483412?comment_id=904522377782", "anchor": "fb-904522377782", "service": "fb", "text": "I had a similar problem to solve, but I already had existing rails at adult height. The existing rails had a flat bottom, so I simply hung another set of rails, using standard hardware like the hw you used, underneath the existing rails. The second set of rails was smaller (child hand sized) and was hung upside down as to lower it a bit more. Ultimately the rails were about 6 inches below the top of the existing rails, and worked well for my kids.", "timestamp": "1507605916"}]}