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Installing Stair Handrails and Balusters

Stair railing and balusters are installed. Bob Ryley describes the techniques used and the various checks and balances to make sure the posts are level and center.
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Installing Stair Handrails and Balusters

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" Before we get -- wooden handrail. You have to preference. First we have to remove the temporary handrail used during construction. Next we -- trim moldings along the walls. Then remove the protective tread covers from fans. Now we're ready to get go. Right at these balusters and railing in place. But what they really need to do first was to get this newel post set which is critical what you want to be careful of doing is making sure that when it's and this nosing does not come proud of the newel post and it's centered so that the opposing. Nosing also lands in the same spot. Which is puts us where dale is going to get our last two polls plus right now."

" Atlanta fellows from port city staircase have assured that we're going to be centered where we want to date. Is there -- not that newel posts so dead center is on the line of plaster right here that's been thinking on the opposing wall. Then what we're ready actually ready right now we can go ahead and cut our nosing. Which they have laid out ahead -- Ali's policy status from the center line and went left and right. OK now that should fit right in that. And it's inevitable that this newel post in the correct spot. They square fit on both ends and in this closing is not proud of and we'll post. -- them right in place. -- now dale can finish this up by putting me. The apron underneath it with the moldings. Can that last piece of equipment that's a three quarter inch -- Before dale sets the palaces he puts a little glue in the dowel holes. The balusters are all towels on the bottom it. Now he's just setting the balusters. Are you really need is the glue on the bottom to hold. You see on the profile of this cap there's an area here that's gonna receive the top of those balusters. Distressed -- of the newel post to catch it. -- not. Now we just glue a plug in the newel post and -- it into."

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