Installing Newel post and stair railing | Finishing my Basement | Episode 28

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In this video I installed the stair railing leading down into my basement.
When I framed everything out down here, I cut out about 3 feet of wall so that there would be more space coming down into the landing area, because I did this it required me to install some handrail and a newel post.
It turned out great!
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@TomKaren94 Год назад

THANK YOU for not editing out your mistake. Too many aren't man enough to admit they made an error. Leaving that in creates a high level of trust. Very useful video. Thanks.

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Yep, I'm definitely not perfect. Figured if others could avoid the same mistake it would be helpful

@keithmarlowe5569 2 года назад

Oh WoW! Working on my basement and I also opened up one side of stairs. I was figuring to do full length handrail on one side, and short on the other. Now you show me the one rail concept and the other way simply won't do. So glad I didn't commit to buying anything yet.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

That's awesome! Glad you found some good ideas to use in your own project

@2getherWEventure 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks for the detail as well. Big props for thinking ahead where the plugs are going to avoid having them overlapping with the balusters.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Definitely put a lot of homework in before I got started, but the results were exactly what I wanted

@LensCapJB 4 месяца назад

not gonna lie, youve done a great job here.

@robertcasey7312 2 года назад

Thank You! I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. Sincerely appreciate your producing and sharing such a great video.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful!

@bennyportillo7674 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@alexalbaugh8829 Год назад

Great video. The ol' trip back to the hardware store lol classic.

@weekendhomeprojects Год назад

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing.

@teodorpodaru2350 2 года назад

Well done!

@DCDLaserCNC 2 года назад

Looks great!

@VictoriasFolly 2 года назад

Looking brilliant Chris!

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thank you! Really happy with how it came out

@franciscocruzjr5721 2 года назад

Thanks, very helpful.

@baq8680 Год назад

Looks great! Nice job!

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Thanks 🙏

@VinMotors0613 Год назад

even with the mistake, you are still saving a ton of money doing this install your self. Good work Sir!

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Absolutely right 👍. Saved a bunch and learned some new skills along the way

@Yoyo-np8kn 2 года назад

Thanks for making this video & good job!!!

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

👍

@patricksullivan9713 2 года назад

Awesome job I’m going to try this soon!

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thanks. I love how it looks

@NickC4real 2 года назад

Awesome video and I like how you admitted u messed up. Kind of funny actually. But this video is perfect for me I have the same set up but opposite side of the stairs. And I don’t have the angled wall continuing down but I might include that. I will be for the most part copying this set up . Thanks a lot for the video

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it 😊. I wanted to make sure to include my mistakes in my videos since everyone seems to do all diy projects perfectly on RU-vid 😊

@jessiemoss9568 Год назад

That’s was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 thanks for the Video

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Thanks 👍

@theapprentice1302 2 года назад

Nice work man.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@kwesip6267 9 месяцев назад

Very nice

@Slydo Год назад

The 3" rookie mistake, failing to account for the newel post moving closer to the wall, so resonates. I've lost count of how many mistakes like that I've made.

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Painful 🤦‍♂️

@dilldowschwagginz2674 Год назад

Same here. I've been doing work like this for years and still occasionally slipup like that.

@keithcaldwell7187 Год назад

Nice job. How did you attach the hand rail to the newl? Zipbolt?

@beardedelephant3023 2 года назад

Watching this video is going to save me $800 in labor. Thanks bro

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

You're welcome! It's going to save at least that. Contractor labor has gotten way out of hand over the pandemic. Good luck, you got this

@beardedelephant3023 2 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage absolutely. I understand they have to make money too but come on. Lol

@DIYJIM 2 года назад

I plan on doing something real close to what you showed in this video Thank You

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful

@DIYJIM 2 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage your channel is looking good. I started posting videos on my channel almost two years ago now. You have any questions just ask.

@nicoleangelfacereid 3 года назад

Wow, you are so handy! Are you going to do a tour when everything is complete?

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind words. I'll absolutely be doing a tour when complete. 👍

@mminlamesa1032 2 месяца назад

nice workmanshio

@rdigity1 3 месяца назад

Yeah man, there's nothing easy about doing stairs. I'm surprised you did this all yourself! I always bring an extra body for this kind of work.

@PlatoonGarage 3 месяца назад

Definitely a lot easier with an extra set of hands

@AAHouts127 3 года назад

Can you put in a link for the hand railings you chose, including the hardware and the angled railing? I love everything you did and I want to do something similar. Great job!

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

Sorry I missed your comment. the description of the video has links to the things that I used for this project. The newel post I picked up from lowes locally. hope that helps

@stevegrimes5105 2 года назад

Thanks so much! What are those black pieces you used to tighten the balusters by turning counterclockwise and using the 8mm wrench? We've chose balusters with a decoration in the middle, I'd love a way to adjust a little vertically

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

They are small threaded adjusters that have a screw in them. They came in the baluster kit. You might be able to find some separately

@travissamuda6069 2 года назад

Hey great videos! I’ll be starting my basement diy soon snd we have a fairly similar layout. Quick question i don’t think was mentioned in the earlier video. How did you determine how far to cut the wall back?

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for watching and good luck with your project. I cut the wall back as far as the floor support extended, there were 4 2x4 supports under the beam, so I left those in place to handle the vertical load. If yours is similar to mine, once you peel back the drywall it will be pretty apparent where you can remove studs, and what you should leave in place

@travissamuda6069 2 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage thanks that makes sense

@johnbrill1183 Год назад

Great video and love the classy look. How did you determine the spacing between the ballusters...?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Thanks, it turned out great. The spacing was determined by code, I can't remember off hand but I think it stated a certain diameter ball could not pass through between them so I measured and set the spacing for that

@briangeraghty7163 2 года назад

Looks great! Where do you get the top rubber stoppers and bottom plugs kit from? Thanks

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

the kit to install the balusters was from home depot

@thomaso.branch8604 2 года назад

What are they called???

@jeremyroach6971 2 года назад

Where did you get the plugs for installing the ballusters? Thanks for the concise video

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Plugs came with the kit

@jacobcairnes521 Год назад

How did you attach the rail to the box newel post?

@Valient6 3 года назад

You really put some force on that post when you were testing the rigidity... Lol you need lags bro. Laaaaaags. 8"

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

Ha, I'm not putting a car hoist on it, but lag bolts would definitely keep the post more secure than the tapcon screws and 3.5" wood screws

@nephewsque6751 2 года назад

Nice job .... question how did you finish your stairs and landing area

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

I stained the handrail black and installed carpet on the stairs/landing. check out some of my videos showing what i did handrail: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PwJ0DNKws8Y.html walkthrough: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GEYa30BgYTY.html

@millidollarduck9300 10 месяцев назад

Do you have a link for the attachment kit for metal stair rails?

@codywild278 2 года назад

Great video. I have been over planning this so I don’t have to buy a new one with a mistake. How did you make the cut? I’ve been going back and forth on what I should do. Thanks

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. I made the cut with a combination of my miter saw and the angle I did by hand with a small wood saw

@dilldowschwagginz2674 Год назад

If you have a 12" compound mitre saw it would help. Otherwise, you're looking at a circular saw and most likely a rough looking cut.

@edjones8706 2 года назад

PL premium for newell Tightbond 2 for handrails

@Slyder695 Год назад

Hey man kudos to you for admitting the mistake as we all have done at some point. You could have never shown that in the vid by redoing

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Wanted to leave it in so that others don't make the same mistake 👍

@Rayquesto 2 года назад

I understand there is confidence in the rigidity of those dowel screws to put the turn pieces of the rail together, but would there be a problem if you glued every piece together with the wood glue instead of the dowels?

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Not sure honestly, this is the first railing I've ever put together and I only wanted to do it once. Maybe, try it with just gluing and see if it holds up, you can always fix it if it comes apart later

@tomcvan Год назад

What is the kit you used to install the metal balusters? The rubber insert at the tip? I didn't see it in the video description. Great job btw. Stairs look great

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

You can use a kit like this... www.homedepot.com/p/Stair-Parts-Tap-and-Twist-1-2-in-Hollow-Metal-Baluster-Install-Kit-92001-TNT-HD00S/300431475

@sanmac9621 Год назад

How did you installed that wood block? !

@owenw.9372 3 года назад

What are your plans for the actual stairs?

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

Stairway is going to get carpet. We were thinking of putting wood down, but my kids are still young and we thought carpet would be better for now

@about2flip 2 года назад

Wish you would have showed how you laser the lines.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

It's not too difficult, just plan out where you want things to line up, take some measurements and then line up the measurements with the laser level and you're good. 👍

@jaybilling9678 2 года назад

What clips did you use for metal ballisters and where did you purchase? Thanks

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Material list of everything I used is in the description. You can get them most anywhere, Amazon, Lowe's, home Depot etc

@avaalbertini9584 2 года назад

Sorry for being dense, but explain why notching it and having the wood closer caused you to come up 3 inches short on the cut? notching it didn't cut any length off so math that you described to come up with the height should still have worked as it was described? Any additional information would be appreciated. It looks great.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

It's hard to explain, the best way I can think is if both rail attachment points move when notching the Newell, then the distance the railing is from the knee wall wouldn't change. But since the railing is attached at the wall, but moving the Newell closer to the wall actually changes distance which made the railing too short for the local code. That's super confusing and probably not helpful 😂. Anyway, I tried 👍

@jamienanni-disalvo8542 2 года назад

What was the spacing center to center for spindles.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

They are spaced 3.5" on center

@cheezmeeofficial 25 дней назад

I didn’t understand how you measured the nevel post, and how you did the cut exactly. Btw it’s a good video. Thank you very much🙏

@PlatoonGarage 25 дней назад

It's kind of hard to explain in words only. The measurement is to get the proper rail height. So you need to make the measurements based off of where you want your handrail. If you are not going to notch the bottom, you can fit it right up to where the stairs are going to be and make your measurements that way. If you notch like I did. You have to take into account the fact that you're moving the Newell post closer and it changes the calculation

@cheezmeeofficial 24 дня назад

@@PlatoonGarage thank you very much 🙏it was helpful.

@greenreflections 4 месяца назад

Gorgeous. But how did you attach the rail to the Newel post?

@PlatoonGarage 4 месяца назад

Glue and a 3" wood screw

@Alphasig336 2 года назад

Pl premium or PL premium max would have been stronger than those screws in the Newell post blocks

@AmericanBadAss901 3 года назад

Hey, what is the color of that black wall if you dont mind me asking. I want to paint a ceiling black and trying to get exact color ideas

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is the dark wall color

@AmericanBadAss901 3 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage Thanks

@ryanpeurifoy9121 Год назад

How did you calculate the angle for the stair rail going into the Newel?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

I did a bit of trial and error on my miter saw using a 2x4

@Faruk651 Год назад

The caps that you slide to cover the plugs bottom and top, how did the angle work out perfect? Every staircase has different angle. Did you have to cut those to your angle?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

I measured and cut the handrail to be 45 degrees, which is the same angle as the baluster caps 👍

@Faruk651 Год назад

@@PlatoonGarage You can't just make your handrail to be 45 degree. You handrail must be same angle as your stair stringer and every staircase has it's unique angle. And I doubt that is 45 degree, probably 37.5.

@dcal7406 Год назад

How does it install to the post at the bottom end where you did the 45 cut ?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Not sure I understand your question. The Newell is attached to the small pieces of wood via screws

@dawitabate2939 11 месяцев назад

You didn’t list the plug please where do I find?

@DrHughWegwerth Год назад

How did you attach the railing to the lower banester?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

3" screw

@donthom1924 Год назад

I missed the part showing how you connected the railing to the newel post....

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Railing to post is a 3" screw

@williammoser9101 Год назад

Question: how did you get the top baluster shoes to stay so well? They just like hugged the baluster when you slid them up there lol mine need to be super tight with the set screw, and the more I tighten it, the more angled it gets which isn’t good. Great video though! Just curious how you got them to stay so well

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Ahh, you have a different style baluster shoe than I do. The style I have uses a small bit of rubber inside that makes it stay in place. No set screw needed

@williammoser9101 Год назад

@@PlatoonGarage no kidding?! Where has this been all along? Haha do you remember where you got them at?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

@@williammoser9101 picked them up at home Depot 👍

@williammoser9101 Год назад

@@PlatoonGarage thanks man, appreciate the info!

@jacobcairnes521 Год назад

What was wrong with the post being 3" closer to the wall? Im getting ready to make this same cut.

@chrisb4769 Год назад

It's in the video, it made the post too short

@gexoll 5 месяцев назад

If you put a rail on the wall side and left that open would that be to code?

@PlatoonGarage 5 месяцев назад

I'm not a professional inspector, but I'd say that is highly unlikely

@freedomtime1287 Год назад

What saw did you use to cut the bottom of the post?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

Miter saw for most and finished the cut by hand with a hand saw

@PLEDGE2WS777 3 года назад

Hey I know its off topic... but what type of watch is that that you're wearing?

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

It's a G-SHOCK

@PLEDGE2WS777 3 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage do you remember the model?

@PlatoonGarage 3 года назад

@@PLEDGE2WS777 GA-1100-1A

@louisvenezia7422 8 месяцев назад

Do the ballusters come with the adjustment screw and boots?

@PlatoonGarage 8 месяцев назад

No those are sold separately unfortunately

@louisvenezia7422 7 месяцев назад

@@PlatoonGarage Thank you excellent video and helped me with my stairs project!!

@mre1107 Год назад

What are the baluster plugs you have?

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

I put links in the description for everything I used in the install

@sultanabasi9105 6 месяцев назад

hi where buy this are?

@jrusselliii 2 года назад

I'm disappointed that you didn't show how you connected the railing to the post

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Hard to capture everything during the filming, sometimes things get missed. Railing is attached with a single 3" wood screw that had a pre-drilled hole in the rail so as not to crack the wood

@jrusselliii 2 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage Thanks for the detail and quick reply.

@scubaseppy 2 года назад

Do you have a link for the baluster hardware you used?

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

They're in the description

@scubaseppy 2 года назад

@@PlatoonGarage I didn't see them, thank you.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

@@scubaseppy no worries 👍

@Dave-pp3eq Год назад

How did you fasten the rail to the newel post😢

@PlatoonGarage Год назад

3" screw 👍

@jeffreyra1350 2 года назад

I'm not understanding why you had to notch the bottom of the newel. Doesn't it look better with a full newel.

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Depends on the look you are going for, you can do it either way and have a finished look. My upstairs railing has a newel that is notched and I matched it

@8BitLife69 6 месяцев назад

You didn't link the kit for the baluster installers.

@PlatoonGarage 6 месяцев назад

you can pick it up at home depot. made by evermark

@8BitLife69 6 месяцев назад

@@PlatoonGarage Thank You!

@deesnutz74 2 года назад

Approximately how much would this cost me for a contractor to do?

@PlatoonGarage 2 года назад

Good question, unfortunately I have no idea. You would probably need to contact some carpentry or contracting companies and have them provide a quote

@evandollinger2815 Год назад

Rookie mistake: Always use wood glue. #YouGotSqueaks

@user-tg3ig3yj9h 5 месяцев назад

What is the kit you used to install the metal balusters? The rubber insert at the tip? I didn't see it in the video description. Great job btw. Stairs look great

@PlatoonGarage 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching. Is this what you are looking for? www.homedepot.com/p/Stair-Parts-Tap-and-Twist-1-2-in-Hollow-Metal-Baluster-Install-Kit-92001-TNT-HD00S/300431475