If you’re looking to update your stairs, there are many ways you can do that: take up the carpet, install a carpeted stair runner, paint, restain, replace the railing, build a new banister/newel post, add fabric to the risers, plus more ideas here. But if you’re looking to make...
An electric sander allows you to attach sandpaper to the base of the machine — usually on a foam-covered panel. When the unit is switched on, it oscillates back and forth — mimicking the action of hand sanding. Furthermore, modern units often incorporate a bag or vacuum attachment nozzle ...
I do two swoops on my 8-foot long stair rail, so I find the middle spindle and attach the garland to the stairwell there, then keep going to the bottom. At the end, my second garland is long enough to cascading down the newel post, so I wrap it around the post....
Attach the posts to the frame. The most secure method of doing this is to drill a hole through both post and frame, and butt them together with a nut and bolt. Pourconcreteor post mix into the hole around the post and leave it to set. Saw off any excess timber to make the posts ...