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Virginia Jones
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Pulaski, VA
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Railing Suggestions to keep insurance on duplex

Virginia Jones
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Pulaski, VA
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In order to keep the insurance on our duplex, we are having to build handrails around two porch stoops on our duplex. It is not very high but high enough to not meet code.

Would you put up the rails or haul dirt in to make the ground higher?

The difficulty with the railing options is the current post is wrought iron. I'm having a hard time finding any stores that carry wrought iron. I'm thinking any other material would require the roof to be jacked up to replace the current post.

This is strictly to meet code requirements. I don't care much about the appearance. My husband and I will be doing the work ourselves. What material would you suggest? The cheapest would be wood but I'm not sure how that would connect into the current iron post.

Any suggestions??

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