Here's my first question to this forum, so I hope you can help. I would consider myself to have a 'natural ability' at joinery and have recently built a decking area and shed. I've been asked to convert a short stair case from plasterboard to wooden bannister, spindles etc. Can you point towards websites that can show me how these are constructed? How is the newel post secured etc.
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I did one of these about 6 years ago, with no previous experience and it was very easy.
The newel post is fastened to a joist, you may need to notch out the newel post where it meets the joist, screw it with long wood screws.
The bannister is screwed to the newel post using another long screw, if there is a landing this is also screwed to the newel post. The bannister is one long length and screwed to the newel post at the top and the bottom, the spindles are cut to the correct angle, top and bottom of the spindle and they fit inside of the rebated bit of the bannister and into a channel at the floor/staircase level, called a base rail. Nail the spindles to the bannister and the channel using a nail gun ( you only need a cheap electric one that fires brads), then you cut fillets that are small pieces of wood, to fit inbetween the spindles and nail these in place, or glue them.
When you see the bannister and the fillet that comes with it, everything will become clear.
you can see the handrail and baserail here-
http://www.richardburbidge.co.uk/main.asp?page=193
Hope this helps a little
The newel post is fastened to a joist, you may need to notch out the newel post where it meets the joist, screw it with long wood screws.
The bannister is screwed to the newel post using another long screw, if there is a landing this is also screwed to the newel post. The bannister is one long length and screwed to the newel post at the top and the bottom, the spindles are cut to the correct angle, top and bottom of the spindle and they fit inside of the rebated bit of the bannister and into a channel at the floor/staircase level, called a base rail. Nail the spindles to the bannister and the channel using a nail gun ( you only need a cheap electric one that fires brads), then you cut fillets that are small pieces of wood, to fit inbetween the spindles and nail these in place, or glue them.
When you see the bannister and the fillet that comes with it, everything will become clear.
you can see the handrail and baserail here-
http://www.richardburbidge.co.uk/main.asp?page=193
Hope this helps a little
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handrail bolts are usefull in constructing stair ballustrading they work in a similar manner to kitchen worktop bolts
go and get a Burbidge catalogue there is a mine of information avaliable in there
I had a customer recently who rejected a quote i have for new ballustrading because i was going to use these bolts. quote " bolts arnt a proper joint, i dont believe they will work"
some people are happy in their ignorance, handrail bolts have been used for well over 150 years
go and get a Burbidge catalogue there is a mine of information avaliable in there
I had a customer recently who rejected a quote i have for new ballustrading because i was going to use these bolts. quote " bolts arnt a proper joint, i dont believe they will work"
some people are happy in their ignorance, handrail bolts have been used for well over 150 years
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