How To Put In A Stair Banister
Deepen the upper hole.
How to put in a stair banister. Mark the three holes with a bradawl and then remove the bracket. Dont go for the glue until youre sure the new spindle fits. See below for a shopping list and toolsSUBSCRIBE to This Old House.
You may need a big pair of pliers to do the job. Provide a handrail on both sides. If the stairs are less than 1m wide.
Repeat this process for the remaining three brackets. See below for a shopping list and toolsS. Extra depth lets you insert the top of the spindle far enough to get the bottom end of the spindle into the lower hole.
In order to join these two pieces of wood I used glue and clamps to join them. So to say in words the top of the banister has an angle cut at 37 degrees the bottom needs to be a 185 degree cut a second piece of banister has the same 185 degree cut and finally at the end of the second piece has a 45 degree horizontal turn in it. If the stairs are wider than 1m.
This is approximately 35439 inches. This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs a wall-mounted staircase banister. Place the first bracket against the wall with the centre line of the bracket against the vertical line and the handrail plate along the handrail pencil line.
You should fit a handrail at a height between 900mm and 1000mm from the pitch line of the stairs or the floor for landings.