Hi William, I have never used those domes, not sure I even know for sure what you are talking about but I can guess. You could probably apply some texturing to the concrete though with some of that thin concrete repair material, clean the original concrete well then apply a thin layer of the mending compound. You might lay four or five thin strips of quarter inch plywood or hardboard or a foot wide strip with inch wide strips cut out of it stuck down with double sided tape then tamp the repair compound down into the spaces very firmly and trowel it down screeding it off so you are left with a series of quarter inch high strips across the walk as a warning grid.
If snow removal is a problem where you live this may not be so desirable. If you have or can get a hammer rotary drill then you can easily set anchors into the cement to bolt down railings. There are a number of anchor devices. You can anchor clamps to secure wooden posts and there are a number of commercially available steel railing component systems available. The variability of stair height is not necessarily a problem as you can set the angle to be a composite of all of the steps in the set, this is a little awkward but with only three you can probably set a post at the top and another at the bottom and by spanning the two you will have the "average" angle. Probably the most secure method would be to have an iron rail fabricated then set into the concrete with a little cement but I expect that would be pretty expensive as it would be a custom job. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Stephan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:29 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Railings > My wife and I are both blind and live in a house with an oddly made > walkway between the street and the front door. Recently too, we've been > having guests who are also visually impaired. > Basically, as you leave the front door, there's a set of three high steps > of different heights. Then, there's maybe fifteen feet of sloping > sidewalk leading to another set of three steps of different heights. > > My wife has determined that there shall henceforth be a railing at least > on the two sets of steps, and perhaps along the connecting sidewalk as > well. > > I'm in the process of figuring out whether I want to tackle this myself or > contract it out. The railings I've put up in the past have been more > decorative than functional, and they were fastened to the concrete with > one of those stud drivers. > > So, a couple questions for folks with experience doing this. > > Does the irregularity of the step height present a serious problem? > > Am I going to have to cement the posts in to make this really stable? > > If we decide to leave the connecting sidewalk railingless, we want to put > some kind of detectable warning at the top of the second set of steps. > Any of you know how difficult it is to use those little truncated domes on > concrete? > > Thanks ahead of time for your thoughts. > > > Bill Stephan > Kansas City, MO > (816)803-2469 > William Stephan > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: > 27/10/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
