stairs; staircase renovation

We recently had some new stairs installed in our house which was originally built in 19th century (blower ground floor) and top floors renovated in 1960s. We had some stairs installed that would allow internal access from ground floor to lower ground floor where before you had to go outside for...

Hi all. I have a newel post that's quite low and want to make it taller and then attach a handrail. I'll use zipbolt to extend the newel post. The current newel post, which is painted, measures 85x93mm. I can't find anything like that size anywhere. I suspect that I'll need to account ~1mm for...

Hello I am trying to varnish the top of my stair treads. They were painted underneath the carpet - I suspect it’s when they were originally put in I. 1930. I’ve got most of the paint off but try as I might can’t get the last bits of. I’ve used 5 coats of paints stripper and every grain of...

I need to replacement my spindles and handrails and have come across StairPartsOnline dot co dot uk. Their prices seem reasonable but has anyone had any dealings with them? TIA

Hi again - posting on different topic: stair nosing. I'm having a bit of an argument with my flooring and accessories re-seller, about the nosings. What do you think of the below? I've got 14mm engineered planks with 3mm wear layer at the top. They sold me 14mm nosing but the groove profile does...

Hi there , I’m attaching pictures of the stud partition cupboard under my turned stair case . Upstairs joists run across at same angle as front of cupboard where opening is. I’m wanting to knock it down which as a menopausal woman I could do quite easily , but don’t want the house to fall down...

Hi, Looking for some advice on how best to install a Newel Post on my stairs. Few areas that I was looking for some advice on - Newel post will sit between 2 joists thought it was best to fit trimmer joists to support under the floor, is this correct? - Should I notch the Newel to fit...

Hello! I've had a good oggle at other posts on this forum but thought I'd port my own for any feedback. Today we've knocked through the cupboard under the stairs of our 1930s reno project. I wanted to create more space in our small hallway. We got rid of all the plaster and plaster support, and...

Morning all. If a staircase has no risers and I want to fill them, as the risers clearly are not needed for strength could I cut some pieces of mdf radiator covering, paint and screw to the underside of the staircase? I’m wondering if movement would loosen the risers? Regs, lazyfrau.

Hi guys, our staircase is enclosed by walls on either side. At the top there's a short balustrade on either side which is 'ranch' style and pretty roughly thrown together. The handrail up the side also isn't the best and doesn't extend the whole way. I'd like to replace with the fairly...

Have the good people here tried this and is it easy-ish for a newbie? Some of the treads are quite worn (at the edge/middle). Can the cladding go on top of worn treads or do the treads need "filling in" first? (or would a quick sanding down do the trick?) Does "filling in" mean cutting out...

Hi Folks. This is what I am currently working on (see the picture). I was thinking to add new steps and risers on top of the old ones and replace the spindles with glass panels. My question is: Should I go with glass or should I use timber? Would really appreciate your opinions.