Q-The newel post at the bottom of the staircase that leads to our upstairs bedroom is loose. It wobbles slightly when someone leans on it. The house is about 60 or 70 years old, and the post is made ...

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Q: I’d like to upgrade the handrail system of my staircase. How are the newel posts typically fastened to the floor? A: Often, a newel post will be fastened with a metal bracket that surrounds its ...

Nathan mounts a television, Mark builds a birdbath, Tom repairs a Newel post. Nathan Gilbert shows how to mount a flat screen television on a wall, Mark McCullough builds a birdbath out of two stones, ...

Simply defined as a tall post at the head or foot of a staircase, a newel post is often the first thing you see when you enter an old house -- and the first hint at the style and grandeur within. A ...

Q-I’m in the midst of renovating my first old house. The staircase leading to the second floor has an oak handrail with spindles and a curlicue thing on top of the post at the bottom of the stairs.