
Stair barrier
A barrier to prevent the client falling down the stairs at night.
The Challenge
The client wants to safely walk from their bedroom to bathroom at night. The stairs are adjacent to their bedroom door and they need a barrier to prevent falling.
The solution
The engineer made a tube that fitted between two cleats, one mounted on the wall and the other on the newel post. The tube fitted between the two, held in place by a spring loaded bolt fitted within the metal tube. The tube was only put in place at night, so was not fitted during the day.
The benefit
The barrier enables the client to walk past the stairs with safety.
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