Weird dado rail..?

[Greenbrigade]

Hi - I could do with some feedback please. We've just had a dado rail fitted (pictured) - as you can see it has a bit of a step in it.. we've spoken to the decorator and he says this is normal to maintain the height of the rail from the floor as it goes up a single step - but I'm thinking it looks a bit weird? He's clearly gone to some effort to get it to look this way - but is this the normal way to do it..?

 

[Doggit]

You wouldn't normally have a dado rail in the hallway, so there's no precedent for differeing levels. They were designed to stop chairs rubbing aginst the wall, so tend to be in rooms.

If you've got to go up a level (and he's right in that aspect) then you just need to work out what worls for you. I'd have gone with following the line of the stairs at an angle, rathere than the way he's done it.

 

[misterhelpful]

Definitely odd looking, and probably not the best method, but its hard to tell what would be best without seeing the step/floor level change. Any chance of a pic that includes the bottom of the wall as well?

 

[Nige F]

Looks like a Greek Key design - or half a swastika

 

[chappers]

you are right it looks naff, as Doggit says, normally you would follow the rake of the stairs, but that might look a bit weird if its only the one step.
Maybe a bit on the angle from the lower level meeting the upper level half way along that wal maybe at around 42 degrees, the pitch of a normal set of stairs

 

[Robbie uk]

I presume form the picture that there is a step below. If there is then this is the correct way of doing the rail, or it can be set at an angle. Dado rails were more common on stairs as the lower half was done with lincrusta and painted and the fancy paper was above so it wouldn't get damaged.

 

[AnotherBird]

I'd love to see a full flight of stairs with a dado rail made using the same 'rules'.