If you re painting a porch that has railings, paint the railings first. Follow with the outside edges of the floor, working toward the door or steps.

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Here's how to disassemble a banister and balusters for refinishing. Using a block, gently separate the banister and newel post just enough to insert…
…through the bolts and nails to detach the banister. Repeat this process on the opposite…

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Want to replace metal "banister"/stair railing with wood. How to…
…upstairs landing? How many railing posts should we get for a 9 ft. handrail on upstairs landing? How many railing posts should we get for slanted…

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Hello: I recently had a contractor restain the banister in my home. The stain on the handrail is now peeling in multiple places; primarily the underbelly of the rail and the bottom edges, but the peeling is also occurring…

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i just purchased a home and the bedrooms are on the 2nd floor. When you walk upstairs, at the top there is an open exposed area like a loft. My fear is that my daughter may fall. how do i build a rail and banisters for that area

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…porch which made the run of the railings less than 10'. With just the corner support columns the railing run is approx. 20' and the local lumber yard only has hand railings in 16' lengths (I was told…
…strength and integrity of the railing. I really don't want to…

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…house. I would like to install some vinyl railing as well. Here is my problem, all of the railings I can find use brackets that install into…
…post that bold to the deck. I need to find railing that will attatch to the vinyl structural…

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…selected Speed-Rail® from Hollaender for the loft stairs handrail for the Dream Garage. With its slip-on design Speed-Rail…
…locks the fitting securely to the pipe. This also ensures that railing systems are low maintenance as well as nearly 100% salvageable…

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I'm looking for a good instructional book/manual/video on installation/construction of a railing (rail and spindles) for the top of our stairwell. I've been able to find good resources for just about every other home project…

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…net for the exact same thing as you..low maintenance porch railings and I have found a site www.hooverfence.com It's not…
…answer but at least shows me some examples of that type of railing. I also have a wooden porch & steps that I'm sure needs…

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