Stair building 101
Our stair parts finally came in, so I picked them up the other day after work, along with all our trim (window + door casing, baseboards)
It's all poplar, same as the 4x10 beams so it should look good once it's all installed & stained.
The newels attach using a long 2 sided bolt, 5" lag on one side, & threaded on the other. The newel had to be drilled to slide over these.
Here is the lag bolt installed in the floor, it goes through the 2x6 T&G, into the 4x10 beam below.
Here is a close-up showing the curved washer & nut that secures the newel post tight to the floor. This nut is a pain in the butt to tighten, as the 1 1/2" hole in the newel post only allows about an 1/8 of a turn every time. The good thing is these are very solid once tightened. The newel overhangs because we plan to put a small piece of trim on the edge, to cover the cut ends of the 2x6 flooring.
Balcony newels installed:
So far I've figured out, estimate the time to install all the stair parts, then multiply that by 10. It's time consuming & tedious, but I'm sure it'll turn out nice.
Today we finished all the balcony rails:
Jessica started on finishing the trim:
It's all poplar, same as the 4x10 beams so it should look good once it's all installed & stained.
The newels attach using a long 2 sided bolt, 5" lag on one side, & threaded on the other. The newel had to be drilled to slide over these.
Here is the lag bolt installed in the floor, it goes through the 2x6 T&G, into the 4x10 beam below.
Here is a close-up showing the curved washer & nut that secures the newel post tight to the floor. This nut is a pain in the butt to tighten, as the 1 1/2" hole in the newel post only allows about an 1/8 of a turn every time. The good thing is these are very solid once tightened. The newel overhangs because we plan to put a small piece of trim on the edge, to cover the cut ends of the 2x6 flooring.
Balcony newels installed:
So far I've figured out, estimate the time to install all the stair parts, then multiply that by 10. It's time consuming & tedious, but I'm sure it'll turn out nice.
Today we finished all the balcony rails:
Jessica started on finishing the trim:
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