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As well as choosing the type of newel post you want, you’ll also have to make a decision on the style that’s right for your home. Newel post half—Used on landings where the end of the balustrade meets a wall, a half newel post is the ideal way to finish off the balustrade, adding extra strength and a smart finish. Half posts attach directly to the wall and sit flush against it. When changing newels on a staircase, it’s often easier to change the half newel completely. Pegged newel posts are ideal if you can’t easily remove the existing newel base from your staircase, but want to update the look of your newel.

There are two main types of newels: box newels and turned newels. Both are great choices to give support to your stairway and they only differ in terms of stylistic preferences. Let’s take a closer look at the differences between them. Featuring the 4444 Pin Top Rope twisted newel from the Victorian Series, this stairway is sophisticated and ornate. Turned newels are especially popular with the Scroll Series Iron Balusters, pictured here, as they complement the waves and turns of the balusters. Newel caps are an integral part of a newel post and you can find out more about how to choose the best one for your staircase with our guide Newel caps—what they are, what styles are available and how to fit them. Newel base—The square part at the bottom of the newel post. It has a shaped top and a pre-drilled 50mm hole. The 50mm diameter peg on the newel post sits inside this hole. If you’re cutting down an existing newel post, don’t cut it too short as newel posts come in fixed lengths. This breakdown of the separate elements will help you determine what parts you need to suit your particular staircase.

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A newel post is always a fixed length usually 750mm–850mm long (excluding the peg). The newel base makes up the remainder of the height of the newel post. There is a huge range of options available, from the more traditional turned newel posts to the contemporary square or square twist styles. A newel post is a structural upright post that stands at the beginning and end of a staircase which supports the handrail.Newel posts unlike balusters are almost always made of metal. Building regulations stipulate that a domestic property can have a handrail height of 900mm for both stairs and landings. Commercial properties should be a minimum of 900mm on stairs and 1100mm on landings. Oak is a hardwood, which means it’s extremely tough and resistant to dents and scratches. Its distinctive tiger-stripe grain makes oak newel posts a great, eye-catching addition to traditional or modern homes.

If you already have a newel cap that needs fitting, read our guide How to replace newel caps. How can I fix a wobbly newel post? No, as the peg on a newel post sits in the hole in a newel base. What building regulations affect newel posts? We pride ourselves on being able to supply high quality Stair Parts anywhere in the UK at the most competitive prices available. With over 40 years’ experience in designing and manufacturing bespoke timber staircases for Builders Merchants, Joiners and the General Public, we understand the importance of delivering the right quality product on time at the right price. As we manufacture all our own timber Stair Parts, we are able to save you the traditional costs of sourcing your staircase spindles and newels by supplying direct from our own factory here in the UK.Before you begin choosing a newel post, you’ll need to know whether you’re replacing the newel post completely or keeping the existing newel base and attaching a new newel post on top.

Continuous newel posts—This style of newel is used along with handrail fittings to create a continuous flowing handrail across the top of the newels post. Rather than having a square head at the top of the newel, it has a round peg which sits into a hole on the corresponding handrail fitting. Complete newel post—These incorporate the newel base and newel post to make a complete unit. In some cases a newel cap is already attached. If you’re replacing the newel completely, you can do this either by using the zip bolt newel post fastener or by fixing below floor level. If you’re not sure which style is right for you, read our guide What styles of newel post are available? What material options are available for newel posts? The peg on a newel post is 50mm in diameter. Does your newel post measurement include the length of the peg?Volute newel posts—This type of newel post sits on the bullnose step at the foot of a staircase. It’s to be used in conjunction with a volute handrail fitting and 1100mm-long spindles.

Turned newels, like box newels, are offered in many variations. Usually, they are significantly thinner than box newels and may contain various kinds of rope twisting, fluting, and reeding. StairSupplies™ uses a precise, German engineered lathe for turned newels that is computer controlled for repeatable perfection. The turned newels are then hand sanded until they are completely smooth, offering no splinters or sharp corners. Turned newels, offered in any wood species, are the perfect statement piece at the beginning of a decorative stairway. They offer unique designs that, though often smaller than box newels, look perfect on an ornate stairway Volutes, the swirl on the handrail you see at the bottom, are very commonly used with our turned newels. This project uses a beautiful 4010 Pin Top from the Colonial Series and is paired perfectly with Scroll Series Iron balusters and double basket balusters to emphasize the baluster’s natural curves.Pin Newel is used when there is already a base post in the staircase. This saves a lot of work and is equally as strong once fixed. As with many of our products we are able to construct and supply balusters from both cast iron and fabricated steel. We have a range of cast patterns from the Victorian era right through to more contemporary designs.