The posts serve as support for the entire rail system and must be securely attached to the floor.
Fitting newel post to floor.
Zipbolt ut newel post fastener.
Fitting a landing newel post during a staircase installation is a very important part of the landing balustrades strength i.
Newel bases can be fitted before during plaster boarding then the top of the posts can be left until later on so it doesn t get damaged.
So my personal favorite is the hanger bolt.
Finally my personally recommended method of newel post installation unless you mount the post into the floor.
Timber newel post installation how to fit staircase decking porch newel posts for balustrades.
You just need 4 six inch long rail bolts.
For more information on newel post fixing please check out our guide on how to fix a newel post to a handrail.
The newel post installation is usually left until the finishing stages.
Bolting a newel post down to the top of the floor is easy.
Used to fix a timber newel post to a floor without lifting floor boards or to fix to a concrete floor.
Mounting the post through the floor is by far the strongest most durable and probably the best method but the difficulty is such that it is rarely if ever required.
The bulldog fixing takes away all of the worry of finding a place to locate the newel post simply screw to the floor in a position of your choice and drop a pre recessed post on top once in place simply screw through the side of the post into the bulldog fixing.
Nonetheless the do it yourselfer with little or no experience can attach a newel to a concrete floor in less than one hour.
However attaching a newel post to a concrete floor is difficult.
Screws through the floorboards and into the joist underneath or set into concrete for a really secure fix.
Although we can recess any style post in any timber as long as it.
Be aware longer risers are for the kite winders.