How to Replace Staircase Balusters | Ask This Old House
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2023
- In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner by installing a hand-carved baluster for their ornate Queen Anne home’s staircase.
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When a homeowner reached out about a missing hand-turned spindle in the staircase of her 1900s Queen Anne Rowhouse, Tom Silva replicated the spiral-detailed spindles on his lathe. He then cuts the baluster to length, installs a dowel that connects the base of the baluster with the stair tread and finishes the job by fastening the top of the baluster in place with a trim head screw.
Spindle Installation
1. Measure the length of the top of the existing balusters and transfer this mark to the new baluster. Hold the baluster in place at the railing at this mark and scribe the profile of the railing onto the baluster. Use a coping saw to cut the baluster at this mark.
2. Dry-fit the spindle in place. Mark the length on the bottom of the baluster, and cut the baluster to length.
3. Use a Forstner bit to drill a hole in the bottom of the baluster and a corresponding hole in the stair tread. Cut a piece of dowel to length, place it in the bottom of the baluster and over the hole in the stair tread, and fit the baluster in place. Secure it by pre-drilling and installing trim head screws before touching up the hole with the stain.
Where to find it?
Tom uses a circular saw [amzn.to/3OBb32D] to cut the spindle to length for installation.
He applies wood glue [amzn.to/434BwKk] into the existing hole of the tread and stand the baluster in place by dropping in the dowel [amzn.to/42hQ4VX] extending from the bottom.
Finally, at an angle, Tom uses a pin nailer [amzn.to/41Z2i5r] to shoot two 1-inch pin nails [amzn.to/3MS8gRu] through the top of the baluster to secure it into the handrail.
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Materials:
Wood glue [amzn.to/434BwKk]
Trimhead screws [amzn.to/3q7dsIh]
1 inch pin nails [amzn.to/3MS8gRu]
Tools:
Circular saw [amzn.to/3OBb32D]
Drill [amzn.to/3MvY53v]
Forstner bits [amzn.to/3ICMluO]
Pin nailer [amzn.to/41Z2i5r]
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I'm always impressed when someone says "I've never done this before, but let's see what happens" Too many people these days wouldn't even try. They'd just say, "I don't know how to do that. I can't do it."
Tommy new what he was doing, I think that was hust just part of the script. The man is a general contractor. He's been in the business before I was born, so over 40 years! But I agree with you.😊
Lol if a surgeon said that though
you'd be surprised how many people blindly take a job thinking, "yeah i can probably just google that"
Thank you for posting this! My wife and I were enthralled as you did this on TV and then the signal went out. By the time the signal came back the project was done. Thank goodness for CZcams! The string line for the braids was genius! Tommy never fails!
Humility in action: “I did my best”😊
Since it was Tom Silva, you know it was the best that could be done.
It's like you're the original maker and are pretending you don't know how. Amazing work!
Pleased to see the footage at the end showing how these were made, very interesting and they turned out amazing 😊
They published a full video of the process. It's a great watch!
What a legend .. amazing job tommy
Indeed he is
Smart move posting the turning video yesterday. If that wasn't already uploaded I would have asked why we didn't get to see it!
Nice job Tom! You always do amazing work!
The dowel trick is sheer genius I’ll definitely be using that trick in the future !
Tommy’s the man!
Just like new.
Good work Tom
Always amazed Tommy
The Master at work!
Beautiful work Tommy. Don’t you just wish you could be a fly on the wall to watch the carpenter who originally build that stair case?
Impressive , as usual 👏 ,your the best 👌
Wow I'm well impressed
wow…very nice!
Tommy is the man!!
Beautiful work, whoever that one dislike is can go... nah.. Tom wouldn't want me to wish ill on someone. Great work, Tom
Nice!🤩
Tommy is the man
Is there nothing he can’t do? Amazing
The legend at work. Where will the next generation of master craftsmen come from? Yep, I know you can 3d print one but it’s not the same thing. Great videos on this project.
What a great replica you make the editing came out first last and last first so please don't leave your day job.
Always impressive….
Here’s the video where he replicates the baluster. czcams.com/video/pnWOuvxYBL4/video.html
Brilliant
I wanted to see the process of turning the new posts with the rope feature. And then the next suggested video was how he made them 🙂
Tom u are (THO) pro & experience contractor but think replacing old stwicase banster been better then using a new one also 0:08 while since seen front door with mail slot pretty kool
Tommy in his natural habitat.
I watched the video of him making it.
My spindles towards the wall are too short and does not reach the top railing and its dangerous for my toddlers. How do i fix it?!
No sandpaper was harmed in the making of that baluster
@r d There you are the channel’s most annoying troll!!
They were wearing the same clothes before he took the baluster as when he came back
Tommy Silva meant he couldn’t make the subpar originals and likely just woodworked perfect ones that are 20% stronger
Curious that they were both wearing the same clothes when he returned with the newly turned and stained balusters.
Did you stop uploading ?
So much work. Why not replace the whole thing. Possible?
Necessary? No
Peeping Tom 😂 0:05
That is one wide front door a 40" at least.
Hence the four hinges.
If someone opens up my mail slot in my door like that, they gonna get a Home Alone stunt
You gonna shoot ‘em, tough guy? 👎🏿
Woulda like to see Tommy turn those on the lathe. 😢
czcams.com/video/pnWOuvxYBL4/video.html
the video was posted yesterday of how they were made
You can it’s posted
Tom came back 6 months later and $600 bill
And both Tom and the homeowner were wearing the exact same clothes. 🤷🏼♂️
That front door is really made for Americans
Showoff 😅
he could've done a much better job.. not impressed with this one
It's creepy have anyone peeking through the mail flap. Too many people doing it for the wrong reasons.
Zero cute. It reads as an invasion of privacy.
Oh relax. Nobody but you thought it was creepy. Tommy and Richard especially, try to inject a little humor now and then,
@@davidpearson3304
Except it's not Tommy doing it and you need to quit peeking & saying 'oh relax.'
@@b_uppy Do something about it.
@@biggiedickson
I have a surprise for the next person that isn't a toddler...
It's a television show. They're all actors.
looks horrible compared to the original balusters.
Let's stare just in case 😅😅😅😅