On 2/9/2013 9:52 AM, G.W.Ross wrote:
On 2/9/2013 9:16 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
This is not really a woodworking question, but I figure someone here
can answer it.

My Dad is 92 and needs to grab onto things to climb the stairs. But
for a short section of the stairway in their house, there's no
sensible thing to grab.

[snip]


What's on the other side of that wall? Perchance a closet or hidden
area behind a bed so that you can explore for a couple of studs and
transfer your measurements to the other side.


Damn! You go, G.W.

Somebody build another box, so G.W. can think outside of it.

Two good suggestions! That's why I love this group. There ALWAYS seems
to be another way to do something and, if there is, you'll read it here.