Adding Spindles To Existing Stairs

They also play an important role in setting the feel and look of your home.

Adding spindles to existing stairs.

Aligning all the spindles at once can prevent errors in the hole locations. The stair spindle angles will be the same as the angles at the rail ends. Step 15 caulk the newel posts and the tops and bottoms of the new spindles. Lay your cut spindles out and use a uniform measurement to mark the screw holes.

Then slip the spindles over the uniballs and starting at one end work the top rail uniballs over each consecutive spindle until the rail is seated. Toe screw the top rail to the posts. Use reciprocating saw to trim iron spindles to height. Since we were changing 6 inch spaced spindles to 4 inch spaced spindles we were able to keep every other spindle in tact.

Feb 18 2015 this banister renovation is for when you have a sturdy railing but your stairs need a facelift build a different newel post around the existing post and replace the spindles. Deck railings can be attached in a number of ways but when dealing with a pre existing deck outside posts are often the most efficient way to go. Don t replace refinish one of the most cost effective ways to update an older staircase is to refinish it. We took the railing outside and flipped it upside down to drill holes for the new spindles.

Once in place put a 2 1 2 inch pocket hole screw in the top attaching it to the top railing. Rest the bottom rails on 2 4 spacer blocks and toe screw them to the posts photo 22. Add glue or epoxy into lower hole. How to install stair spindles.

Stick spindle up into top railing. Coat with poly to seal. Use reciprocating saw to cut wooden balusters in half. It s amazing how you can transform your stairs by painting the risers the vertical portion of the stair the same color as your trim and refinishing the treads the horizontal portion of the stair.

Sand railing and stain or paint. The measurement between them was 12 inches of course so we are just adding two spindles between each we kept. Stick spindle in that hole. The most important thing to remember is that stairs are not just conduits between different areas of the house.

Measure the height for each spindle. If you cut too much off one side or the other the shape of the replacement spindle may not line up exactly with the existing banister spindles. Pull out of each end and discard.