DIY Staircase Railing Remodel - Full Video 

Thank you! 😊

Glad you like it!

Thank you! More videos coming soon!

Thank you very much!

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Complete game changer in the house vibes! Your gonna love it! Best of luck and thanks for watching the video!

Thanks! And yes this was my first video. I am going to be showing how I did it going forward. Thanks for watching

@@DIYHomeEdition turn the phone sideways (landscape) next time.

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! You got this!! 🦾🦾

Thank you!!! :)

Thank you! Appreciate the kind words 😁

Thanks dude!

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I wish I did also! This was my first DIY video so I did a lot of things wrong as far as documenting how I did it! I matched my railing to my floors (as closely as possible). I used the same stain for my fireplace mantle. It’s up to you on what you think would look good. I think a brown stain would pair well with grey floors also, so totally up to you! Maybe look at Pinterest for ideas! If I could give you advice on staining. Your going to need to sand the railing a lot to allow the wood to fully accept the stain. Good luck! Thanks for watching 😊

Thank you! I honestly was afraid to start mine as well but once I started the demo I was fully invested. Just work slowly and you should be good! It’s always hard to start a project.

@@DIYHomeEdition awesome vid! Love how you got the kids involved too. Where did you get rods from? You had to cut them down?

@@degen_dad7682 Thank you! 😁 I bought the balusters at Home Depot. They come at a length of 44” but you need to cut them to length based on the distance between the bottom of your handrail to the top of the baseboard, then add 1.5” to account for the margin that will go into each hole. Here is a link to the ones I used, which seem to be in stock: www.homedepot.com/p/Stair-Parts-44-in-x-0-5-in-Matte-Black-Metal-Stair-Baluster-I555B-044-HD00D/202088527

Hey David. Thank you. In my situation cutting into the woodwork worked out perfectly because the distance I needed to make up was the same thickness of the wood piece over the main structure. I think it really depends on your situation. I can see both options working. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I used liquid nails. It’s been perfect since installing!

Good point! Thanks for watching!

I did! But I figured it was more trouble than it was worth trying to remove the entire railing. I didn’t want to mess up the angle

I used Minwax Honey 272 and thank you!! Wood Finish Oil-Based Honey Semi-Transparent Interior Stain (1-Quart) www.lowes.com/pd/Minwax-Wood-Finish-Honey-Oil-Based-Interior-Stain-Actual-Net-Contents-32-fl-oz/999913885

@@DIYHomeEdition awesome 👏 thank you 🙏

When you buy the balusters from the store they will be ~44” in length. You need to cut the baluster based on your staircase. Measure from the bottom of your handrail to the bottom board and add 1.5”. It sounds like your balusters are 27” so you would want to cut them at 28.5” in length to account for the part that goes in both holes My balusters were longer ~31.5” in length

Thank you! I used a wrecking bar to pry the trim away from the base of the newel post. I did it slowly to make sure I didn’t damage anything.

@@DIYHomeEdition thanks.

No I left the baseboard white!

You’re welcome! This was my first video ever so it’s not the best but I’m glad it helped you remodel your stair railing! I’m from VA, but recently relocated to CO. Never been to Philly! 🤷🏻‍♂️

No I didn’t, but that could have been another way to do it!

Haha thanks! If I can do it so can you!

It’s standard. I just looked up the product I used from Home Depot online and in the description it says “Most importantly, the Slip-N-Grip shoe will self-adjust to the angle of most residential stair handrails, providing a tight fit underneath the handrail.” www.homedepot.com/p/Stair-Parts-1-2-in-Matte-Black-Slip-N-Grip-Angle-Shoe-I810B-127-HDSNG/304643085#overlay

@@DIYHomeEdition thanks! We are about to start a similar project!

@@westrokker Awesome. It makes such a big difference! Good luck 🍀

I bought mine at Home Depot. Here is a link to the ones I used, which seem to be in stock: www.homedepot.com/p/Stair-Parts-44-in-x-0-5-in-Matte-Black-Metal-Stair-Baluster-I555B-044-HD00D/202088527

I used a wrecking bar to pry the railing away from the newel post. It was held in with 3 nails, so I just took my time to pry it away slowly. After the newel post was removed I left the railing in place. To make sure the railing was supported I left about half of the spindles installed until I got the new newel post installed. Then I removed all of the old spindles before I installed the new iron balusters. Let me know if this didn’t answer your question.

@@DIYHomeEdition ok thank you. I'll be back if I have anymore questions. Im about to try and remove. Thanks alot

@@portiamitchell8123 good luck!! 🍀

The guardrail (aka balusters) were cut to length that both ends were inside the holes. The glue (aka liquid nails) are to to help keep them in place and prevent them from rotating. The glue alone is not the main thing that would help break and fall, but the actual balusters because both ends are inserted into the holes. I did a lot of research before and this is the method used to install balusters. cheapstairparts.com/how-to-install-iron-balusters/

It was under $1000. I think closer to around $800 total

I purchased the posts and iron rods from lowes!

I used Minwax Honey 272 Wood Finish Oil-Based Honey Semi-Transparent Interior Stain (1-Quart) www.lowes.com/pd/Minwax-Wood-Finish-Honey-Oil-Based-Interior-Stain-Actual-Net-Contents-32-fl-oz/999913885

Yes this was my first ever DIY video so I didn’t do a lot of things that probably would have made it better. But to remove the spindles/balusters I simply just cut them in half. Then twisted them in a circle which helped pull out any Brad nails that were holding the spindle/baluster in place. I would do some additional research to make sure you remove your spindles/balusters correctly that are unique to your staircase. Best of luck and thanks for watching!

Thanks for the feedback and I completely agree! I just purchased a tripod that will allow me to capture me actually doing the work. I have also realized since taking this video that I needed to film this horizontally not vertically, which should allow the video footage to fill the entire screen. Lots of improvements need to be made! Baby steps :)

@@DIYHomeEdition Best of Luck!! Remember that the screw ups are extremely valuable to someone learning...and comical to those of us that have already made the screw up!!!

@@jlansink1 thank you for offering honest and kind feedback. He will be better because of you. I am better because if you 💕

Yes I had a blast working on it and got the family involved!

Yeah I realized after I should have held my phone horizontally not vertical. No worries 😉

@@DIYHomeEdition 😄😄

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East coast but not Pittsburgh!

Good thing it’s not YOUR house where YOU pay rent/mortgage. Always have to be a negative Nancy to comment. Just move on🤦🏾‍♀️