Newel Post

Impart Elegance to Your Stairs with Classy Newels

There is no need to define a newel yet again – it’s nothing other than a large post that supports the end of a stair rail and is also known to represent elegance and nobility of any residence or family. Now the question remains of the installation of newels. To tell the truth, a good number of ways do exist to install stair newels. You may consider this as an easy task but in reality it is not. Keep in mind that regarding the installation, the category of newel that is being set up happens to be the key factor.

In fact, two basic modes of stair newels do exist in this day and age. While one of these happens to be turned solid posts, the other one is box newels. It is to be noted that solid posts are normally built up with the help of metal L brackets. Hollow box newel, to cut a long story short, is usually installed on a growing block, made of two-by timber.

A few tips to introduce turned stair newels. The first step, in this respect, is to distinguish the newel’s location on the base or high stair tread. It can also be on the corridor over the top stair, or in the floor underneath bottom stair. It has to be kept in mind that all these depend on railing’s length. Make use of a pencil and tape measure to locate the spot for a single front corner. Put newel on the same mark; bring a square to position it at the level of the stairs into play.

What are the next measures? It is to draw sketch of post base in precise location; place four 1-inch L brackets and in this case, one should be in the middle of every part of post. The next steps are quite common including locating screw holes both on post and floor; binding brackets to the floor with a 1-inch wood screw making use of a cordless drill. And all these can be done without much trouble by any pertinent professional. But you have to be careful of one aspect; you have got to narrow down your own preferences and requirement from the very beginning.

About the Author

This article is written by a technical writer, working at a leading stair newels firm. We have years of experience as stair newels company . For more visit us at http://www.stairsupplies.com

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