AW: We redid our stair railings

[aspentosh]

On a total whim I asked H if we could redo our stairs. This man is an angel because he agreed. It was slow going because we only spent a day each weekend, but it only took ~3ish days. It's not 100% done because I need to figure out trim and finish patching holes. 

We removed the railing on the right side of the stairs and created a continuous railing on the left. That alone took an entire day (four pieces to splice together accurately!) but it is so worth it.

Before and After side by side


View from the bottom of the stairs

[aspentosh]

And here is the guard rail at the top of the stairs

[lightbulbsun]

That looks amazing! I love the newel posts, and the iron balusters look great!

In our last house H and I put in a continuous banister which zig zagged, and he still complains about that project five years later.

[simpsongal]

Looks awesome! I’m impressed, I’ve never been brave enough to tackle a stair project.

[thejackpot]

Wow, makes a huge difference. Great job!

[aprilsails]

That is a great update! Very nicely done.

[aspentosh]

May 5, 2020 18:08:57 GMT -5 lightbulbsun said:

That looks amazing! I love the newel posts, and the iron balusters look great!

In our last house H and I put in a continuous banister which zig zagged, and he still complains about that project five years later.

There was a lot of math involved which is not my strong suit. But after 15 years together, H and I generally communicate reaaaaally well during projects and that was so necessary for this project. We both agree we'd do it again though (and we might- in our basement). 

I am still trying to figure out the trim on the newel posts. We originally wanted to taper but it was going to be so much work so now I may create a taper with trim.

[mrsukyankee]

Looks great!

[Deleted]

It looks great!

[RockNVoll]

That looks fantastic! Very jealous of your DIY skills!  Three days seems really fast to get all that done, too.

[treedimensional]

Huge improvement!