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Fitting a staircsse handrail to gyptoc and acoustud
Anonymous user 27/11/2025 - 12.25 PM
I want to fit a new staircase handrail as the existing one is a pigsear and it's difficult to grip. On removing the pigsear, I can see that it was screwed through 12mm plasterboard, which itself was glued onto metal acoustuds behind. I am now worried that the plasterboard and metal acoustud alone will not be sufficient to fix to hand take the strain of the new handrail brackets to.
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Anonymous user
If you’re willing to open up a narrow strip of plasterboard:
1. Cut out a horizontal strip of plasterboard along the handrail line.
2. Insert and screw timber noggins (e.g., 38×63 mm or 2×3) between the metal studs.
3. Re-board and skim the strip.
4. Screw the handrail brackets into the new solid wood behind.
This would be a great long term solution and would be more than strong enough, it would only require plastering in areas
Answered27 November 2025
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