How to Replace Your Staircase Railing

1. How to Replace Your Staircase Railing

2. If you have staircase railings in your home, odds are that they are one of the 2 popular types. In one type, the rail is affixed to the wall with brackets & can be replaced easily with a few basic tools. The other common type of staircase railing has newel posts and horizontal bar or iron balusters and may need more planning and preparation time during replacement. You will have to remove a number of screws or bolt-type fasteners, as well as transfer the holes that accommodate the horizontal round bars or balusters.

3. Iron Baluster- or Spindle-Type Railing: • Find the points where the stair railing is affixed to the newel posts & balusters or Spindles by screw fasteners. • Unthread any screw fasteners that lock the top of the spindles to the base of the rail. • Move to the posts that are secured to the rail. Remove the screw fasteners with a screwdriver or screw gun equipped with the right-size bit. Use a reciprocating saw to cut the area between the wood post and the rail. • Pull the rail up from the balusters if they are housed inside the drilled holes at the bottom. • Put the old rail next to the new one if you need to drill spindle holes. Stretch a tape measure out along the old rail and measure the location of each hole down the entire length. Transfer each hole measurement to the new rail, checking for holes where the rail was secured to the post as well. Drill each hole the same depth, diameter and angle as the ones in the old rail.

4. Iron Baluster- or Spindle-Type Railing: • Find the points where the stair railing is affixed to the newel posts & balusters or Spindles by screw fasteners. • Unthread any screw fasteners that lock the top of the spindles to the base of the rail. • Move to the posts that are secured to the rail. Remove the screw fasteners with a screwdriver or screw gun equipped with the right-size bit. Use a reciprocating saw to cut the area between the wood post and the rail. • Pull the rail up from the balusters if they are housed inside the drilled holes at the bottom. • Put the old rail next to the new one if you need to drill spindle holes. Stretch a tape measure out along the old rail and measure the location of each hole down the entire length. Transfer each hole measurement to the new rail, checking for holes where the rail was secured to the post as well. Drill each hole the same depth, diameter and angle as the ones in the old rail. • Compare the old stair rail to the new one to make sure that they are the same length and that the hole, if balusters or spindles are present to match. Place the new rail between the stair railing just above the balusters. • Check that the spindles are plumb using a level before securing the end of the rail to the post. Make use of the interior staircase railings old or newly drilled holes to secure the rail into place. Drill new holes through the post to accommodate new screw fasteners if required.

5. Wallrail Bracket Type Railing: • Make use of a screwdriver to remove the fasteners that secure the rail to the wall brackets: Some brackets wrap entirely around the rail or are welded into place. • Pull the rail off of the brackets & set it next to the replacement. Check that they are the same length. • Put the new rail on top of the wall brackets. Re-thread a screw through each wall rail bracket slot & into the rail. Continue placing screws until you fill all of the bracket slots and the rail is secure. Contact Stair Warehouse to help you find all of the stair parts on your list for your best Interior stair railing systems. We offer an extensive selection of stair components from several manufacturers and importers.  And shipping is always Free.

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