staircase

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, I don’t know anything about stairs or how their supported so I’m looking for some advice, I’m planning on putting in glass panels to replace the spindles & a new hand & base rail, but the top of the bannister is boarded up? Not sure if I’m able to open this up or not? Is this possible? Also...

Hi, I`m thinking to refurb my 1930`s stair. I removed the carpet and started sanding down the old paint. It coming out ok. I will need to fill down some hole but overall seems very good and strong timber. Can anyone suggest what product like stain and oil to use and what would be the process...

I have spent the last 2 years replacing all skirting in my house to use ogee 18mm x 169mm. The only place I’ve not touched is on the stairs. My problem is the existing exposed staircase stringer varies in thickness, see pictures. It goes from almost nothing to up to 30mm. We are getting our...

Hi - I’ve been attempting to buy and put together oak fittings to house a glass balustrade and just looking for some advice (from those with more experience than me!), in how best to connect up the handrail most securely where it meets the ceiling of the ground floor. I have but Baserail in and...

Hello, New pine staircase for loft have been installed, however, the finishing looks incorrect. For starters, the Newel post is overhanging the side (refer to encircled green in photo) and has been doubled up with another post (photo attached). Looking at my architectural drawings, it seems...

Hi all, My mums house has a loft and we have an access ladder but she can't really use it as she is old. Wondering if anyone can provide any ideas on getting a staircase to the loft but without needing a dormer (If possible). I have attached pictures. Thanks

Hi all Bit of back story. The lower level of our (1865) house is a bit weird in the the dining room is at the front of the house and is below ground level, the kitchen is at the back (same level) but opens onto the back garden. The stairs go up to the next level "right to left" in the middle of...

Hello all, 1st post here and looking for ideas / help on remodelling my stairs. The house is a 1960's house in the UK and had one of those high gloss white plywood inbetween handrail and stringer sort of staircases. We are putting spindles in, Oak base and handrail with white spindles. however...

Hi everyone, this is my first post so I'm thankful for any help I can get!! I live in an old house (circa 1700s) and there is already a void under the stairs, but I have removed some more plasterboard to expose the area under the bottom few steps. Weirdly, in this area is a single course of...

So did a loft conversion and the builder did the staircase in the way they think it should be done - assuming all carpets in the house, except I’ve stated it clearly that we intend to get wood flooring in the loft. So the issue is they made the top stair step flush with the subfloor, rather...

So based in the UK, doing a full-house renovation at a typical Victorian semi-detach. UK fire regulation means we need to build this firewall along the staircase. question is how do I finish the plasterboard bordering with the staircase as I assume they will crack from day 1? Do I put end...

Got an old staircase which need to be restored. What options would you suggest without spending a fortune? I don't like carpet even if seems the obvious cheap option.

Hi All, Some weeks ago one of our ceiling lights stopped working. It’s one of those where 3 switches operate it, in our main corridor. With a multimeter I tested the fixture which holds 3 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs. The bulbs themselves are all fine (tested in a different room)...

Hi there, I have a 1930s straight staircase which is in decent condition structurally but requires some attention. My plan is to renovate it by cladding over existing treads and risers and fix the squeaks from underneath - thankfully I can gain easy access as it is all open. The main issue I...

I got a house and the stairs from 1st floor to the loft are really squeaky and not very sturdy looking. There is no carpet on it yet and I wanted to fix them or make them stronger before getting the carpet I try to open one of the vertical panels by removing the screws as I was removing I heard...

i have a double winder staircase that has its underside plastered around the lower half. Its not done very neatly, where it meets the wall is pretty wavy and random, and the curve is irregular and has grooves all over it. What can I do as a novice? Can easifill help me here? Because thats the...

Hi can anyone pleaseeee help me , can this post be cut and taken out? Basically it’s to move furniture up my ridiculously narrow staircase! Whole headboard , base and bunch of other things won’t go up and getting rid of them isn’t an option! Wasn’t sure if this is supporting ceiling or not

As per attached photos. I have an old staircase which need a bit of modernization. I have seen someone cladding it with solid timber flooring but not sure how works around the bullnose area. How would you do it. Any help and tips is welcomed Tnanks

Our house is almost 200 years old and the stairs is the original with a lot of repairs. As you can see in the picture there are massive gaps between the wall and the stairs. How do I fix this?