A carpenter will charge $275 to remove a metal railing and replace it with a 5-foot-long, 32-inch-high prefinished oak railing and balusters on the second-floor landing of a house. A handy homeowner can spend $120 for rails and spindles, a newel post, wall brackets and hardwaret. The fittings are bolted to the posts with lag bolts and the balusters are screwed down to the floor. (Gene Hamilton / September 17, 2012) |
To upgrade a home with a metal railing on the second floor landing, consider using a new hardwood railing. It's sure to be noticed for its traditional good looks. The project requires some woodworking skills, but the job is made easier using a post-to-post stair system. It is called post-to-post because the handrail runs between the posts, unlike an over-the-post system with handrails running over the newel posts using fittings on the handrail.
A carpenter will charge $275 to remove a metal railing and replace it with a 5-foot-long, 32-inch-high prefinished oak railing and balusters on the second-floor landing of a house. This includes the labor and material. A handy homeowner with carpentry skills and tools can do the job for $120, the cost of the railing's components, which include a wooden railing with balusters (sometimes called spindles), a newel post, wall brackets and the hardware fittings to install it. The fittings are bolted to the posts with lag bolts and the balusters are screwed down to the floor. To help you through the measuring and design process, go to http://www.ljsmith.net, the website of a stair component manufacturer that's very useful for a budding carpenter with a stair railing project.
To find more DIY project costs, and to post comments and questions, visit http://www.diyornot.com and http://www.m.diyornot.com on smartphones.
Pro Cost -- DIY Cost -- Pro time -- DIY Time -- DIY Savings -- Percent Saved
$275 -- $120 -- 1.5 -- 2.8 -- $155 -- 56 Percent
A carpenter will charge $275 to remove a metal railing and replace it with a 5-foot-long, 32-inch-high prefinished oak railing and balusters on the second-floor landing of a house. This includes the labor and material. A handy homeowner with carpentry skills and tools can do the job for $120, the cost of the railing's components, which include a wooden railing with balusters (sometimes called spindles), a newel post, wall brackets and the hardware fittings to install it. The fittings are bolted to the posts with lag bolts and the balusters are screwed down to the floor. To help you through the measuring and design process, go to http://www.ljsmith.net, the website of a stair component manufacturer that's very useful for a budding carpenter with a stair railing project.
To find more DIY project costs, and to post comments and questions, visit http://www.diyornot.com and http://www.m.diyornot.com on smartphones.
Pro Cost -- DIY Cost -- Pro time -- DIY Time -- DIY Savings -- Percent Saved
$275 -- $120 -- 1.5 -- 2.8 -- $155 -- 56 Percent
