@ Bushwacker

[POPEYE]

Hi Mate well had a go at mortice and tennoning and did'nt use the fixing kit things and it's upright and quite solid, had to knock the lower newel post in so it's tight, wood glue and dowell's so it should hold if the missis comes off her stair lift at high speed, Being a carpenter i suppose you would find fault with it but I'm PROUD OF MYSELF MAN (name that film)

[stormforce]

Hi Mate well had a go at mortice and tennoning and did'nt use the fixing kit things and it's upright and quite solid, had to knock the lower newel post in so it's tight, wood glue and dowell's so it should hold if the missis comes off her stair lift at high speed, Being a carpenter i suppose you would find fault with it but I'm PROUD OF MYSELF MAN (name that film)

seeing as you done such a good job Ian do you fancy having a go at mine.
Its a curved one so with your experience now it shouldn't be a problem for you

[BUSHWHACKER]

Can't fault it Ian, excellent work. Traditional ways of doing construction are the best.

[Vagrant No2]

When we bought our house the previous owner had sawn the newl post down to a stump and removed the handrail and spindles . I had to join the new post to the stump . I drilled 4 holes in each piece 3/4" and put 4 off 3/4" dia dowels in with plenty off wood glue and then cross pinned the dowels aswell . Solid and will not shift (so far) .

[BUSHWHACKER]

You gonna fit some blue neons to the stairlift? would look cool going up and down the stairs on it in the dark

p.s. nice to see you've got the hang of re-sizing photos at last!

[BUSHWHACKER]

When we bought our house the previous owner had sawn the newl post down to a stump and removed the handrail and spindles . I had to join the new post to the stump . I drilled 4 holes in each piece 3/4" and put 4 off 3/4" dia dowels in with plenty off wood glue and then cross pinned the dowels aswell . Solid and will not shift (so far) .

Some excellent wood glues around these days. I use a powdered glue that you mix with water. Once set, the joint won't come apart, the wood around it will break first!!

[POPEYE]

I used a lenght of 19mm steel dowell (all i had knocking about) to fit the next newel up and an "L" bracket cut in onto the landing corner,
When she gets her new (turbo) stair lift might add some leds
I remember the wood glue me dad use't to use, he had to melt it in a pot on the cooker and it stank something wicked, made from cows hoofs or summat
Dont know about bends Richard!! aint done bends yet

[BUSHWHACKER]

seeing as you done such a good job Ian do you fancy having a go at mine.
Its a curved one so with your experience now it shouldn't be a problem for you

Do you mean the handrail is curved where it meets the post?

[stormforce]

Do you mean the handrail is curved where it meets the post?

it's not a brilliant pic but it's the best 1 i got at the mo
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...&addtype=local

[BUSHWHACKER]

it's not a brilliant pic but it's the best 1 i got at the mo
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...&addtype=local

Unusual shape. If you removed the paint, you'll find that the curve is made from several pieces fitted together.
Those spindle spacings would'nt pass building regs. nowadays, the max distance between each one's centres should be 100mm. It's to stop little kiddies sticking their heads between them and getting stuck.
Horizontal bars on landings are banned too, 'cos little kids can climb them.

[joker??]

who's the bird

[BUSHWHACKER]

who's the bird

Polly.

[stormforce]

Unusual shape. If you removed the paint, you'll find that the curve is made from several pieces fitted together.
Those spindle spacings would'nt pass building regs. nowadays, the max distance between each one's centres should be 100mm. It's to stop little kiddies sticking their heads between them and getting stuck.
Horizontal bars on landings are banned too, 'cos little kids can climb them.

The spindles are actually 100mm apart cause i just measured them.The trouble with the bannister is that it was stained b4 we moved in and we tried to strip it and it just looked like $$$$ so we had to paint over it.The beams on the ceiling beams was done the same it looks like it is a varnish stain so we left them as they were but the stairs look terrible tho

[BUSHWHACKER]

The spindles are actually 100mm apart cause i just measured them.The trouble with the bannister is that it was stained b4 we moved in and we tried to strip it and it just looked like $$$$ so we had to paint over it.The beams on the ceiling beams was done the same it looks like it is a varnish stain so we left them as they were but the stairs look terrible tho

Why not replace the baserail, handrail, newels and spindles with new parts. Assuming you have a return on the landing, the cost of parts shouldn't be more than £120.

[stormforce]

Why not replace the baserail, handrail, newels and spindles with new parts. Assuming you have a return on the landing, the cost of parts shouldn't be more than £120.

the spindles finish where you can see them in the pic and in the top right corner is the top newel post so there are only 10 spindles 3 post but the middle one is part of the support for the stairs aswell but its just getting the time to be able to do it.Once i'm back to work proper then i will have less time to do it then i have now but i aint able to do it at the mo so it will have to wait till i am able to spend time on it or if i decide to move in the meantime.....lol