A basement stairway has been the scene of many accidents where there was nothing to hang onto. And so has a wide-open or steep stairway where there’s no railing for support on the opposite wall.

If your stair railing is old, dysfunctional, not to code, or simply not to your taste, you may have considered changing it ...

A stair rail adds comfort and assures safe passage when walking up or down a stairway. Many dark basement stairs without rails have been the site of an accident. And in many of today’s homes with wide ...

Sticking locks on entrance doors are fairly common in cold, damp weather, and a little lubricant will usually get them working smoothly again. The lubricant usually recommended for locks is powdered ...

Dear Heloise: We live in a trilevel house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of steps ...

The National Safety Council considers unintentional falls one of the leading causes of household accidents in the U.S. This trend is especially true among adults 65 and older with one in three ...

Stair runners are useful to minimize noise and reduce the risk of slipping. If you have hardwood steps, consider this stair runner project you can do in a weekend. This project was created by Jen ...

Several weeks ago, I shared a story with you about a young woman. She attends our church, and my wife and I are friends with her. A week ago she reached out to me with a new problem. She was ...

Dear Heloise: We live in a trilevel house and have seven steps going up and seven steps going down. My husband installed a second handrail opposite the one that was already there on both sets of steps ...