Help installing stair balusters

Pin top balusters utilize flat bottom handrail no plow. We recommend the use of plowed handrail when a square top baluster has been selected. Step 4 : Choose your newels. Decide if you want to use coordinated newels from the same group as your balusters or complementary ones, such as Box Newels.

Step 5 : Choose your Starting Fitting. Step 6 : Starting Steps are a beautiful architectural element for most any stairway. If you would like a starting step at the bottom of your stairway, use the choices you made in Step 3 handrail , Step 4 newels and Step 5 starting fittings to choose the correct starting step. Step 7 : Choosing which treads and risers are right for your stairway depends if you would like an open tread or kneewall stairway and whether you will carpet all or just the center of the steps.

Please see our full selection of treads, risers, false ends and related moldings under Stair Treads. Step 8 : Select the rest of the fittings needed for your Over the Post stairway. Now place your order for stair parts either on-line or on the phone at Remember, if you have a need for other turned architectural details in your home or project we can get them for you and we can coordinate them with your stair parts. We have a full line of parts including columns, kitchen island columns, table legs, fireplace columns and more.

If you need custom turnings, we can do those to. Distributors of fine stair parts for over 16 years. Here is the comprehensive graphic and written stair building installation guide. Pretty much everything that you need to know about DIY stair building. Stair Builder. Featured Videos. Featured Collections. After that, the next fillet strip is put in the shoerail and the second spindle is put in place.

Once all the fillet strips and spindles were put in the shoe rail, I trimmed the end fillet strips to ensure a tight fit. I then took it all apart, added glue, and put it together again.

Next, I cut the top fillet strip the distance from the outer spindles and screwed it in the top of the spindles using pilot holes and screws.

I need the space for fillet strips between the last spindles and the newel posts to conceal screws in the handrail. Now it is all one solid piece with the fillet attached to the secured spindles. I cut the handrail to length and fit it on top of the spindles and fillet strip.