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It depends on the style. As a rough guide, a box holds about 15 plain bars, about 10 knuckle or basket balusters, or about 5 scroll balusters. But you don’t need to order by the box. Just order the exact…
You can nail balusters, but only some of them, and it’s not the strongest way. Square-top wood balusters that sit in a plowed handrail are glued and pinned with small finish nails. For the bottom of a wood baluster, a…
Baluster shoes aren’t required, and most people only use them at the bottom. A shoe is a small metal cover that slides down the baluster and hides the hole where it goes into the tread. Top shoes, where the baluster…
To cut a square hole for a baluster, use a hollow-chisel mortising bit, or drill a round hole and square the corners with a sharp chisel. But for 1/2″ square hollow iron balusters, you may not need a square hole…
Iron balusters that go into drilled holes aren’t cut at an angle. Cut them straight across (90°). The holes are drilled straight up and down, so the baluster stands plumb even though the handrail slopes. The stair angle only matters…
The most common stair baluster size is 1/2″ square iron, about 44″ long. For wood, it’s 1-1/4″ square, 36″ to 42″ long. Iron balusters also come in 9/16″, 5/8″ and 3/4″ for a heavier look. Whatever size you pick, space…
For a 1/2″ square iron baluster, drill a 3/4″ hole. The rule: a square baluster needs a hole wider than its corner-to-corner width so it can turn, and a round baluster needs a hole about 1/8″ bigger than the bar.…
Attach a wall handrail with handrail brackets screwed into the wall studs, about every 3 to 4 feet, with the top of the rail 34″ to 38″ above the front edge of the steps. At the ends, finish the rail…
You can screw a handrail to a newel post, but it usually works loose. The right way is a rail bolt: a hidden bolt that pulls the end of the handrail tight against the newel. Our S-9600 rail bolt kit…
A baluster is one of the vertical posts that runs between the handrail and the stairs. Balusters hold up the handrail and fill the open side of a staircase so nobody can fall through. They sit on the treads of…