bannister

HI everyone. Our staircase had no balustrade leading down to a drop down into the hallway. My other half crafted one when we had kids to prevent falls. Now we want to rent the house and I said we should remove it because I doubt it's up to building standards. He thinks we should leave it. It has...

Hi all, looking for help please… A small section of bannister we have on our stairs has come loose from the post it should be attached to. I tried using Gripfill or something similar but it didn’t have enough grab. Has anyone any other ideas that could help? Other adhesives maybe? I’m not...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I want to take my bannister off to replace it and it's held up, I think, by the screws in the photo which are in twos at intervals along the length of it. I'm only guessing they're screws - could be anything?! I have no clue! Please could someone tell me...

Good evening everyone, First time posting here so please be kind :) I am carrying out a renovation of my 1960’s staircase. I’d like to remove the part of the newel post that sticks out below the ceiling. Is this supporting the tenon on the stringer above or can I cut it off? I’m no longer...

HI, My staircase bannister is currently white gloss and very old looking. Its got layers of gloss from over the years. I would like to give it a dark wood effect. Is there any paint available to paint over the gloss without having to remove it the old gloss or any trick? Thanks Sid