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Doing some finishing bits to my stair case before plastering. Planning on oak chamfered posts with stainless top rail and a oak base rail. The oak will be painted white. Trying to avoid pine. Got a couple questions just to keep me on track.
So there used to be a wall that has been took down. This has left the top corner of the stair case. I cant see how it adds any strength or alike to the stairs. Ideally this needs to be cut flat level to the floor, so i can put a baserail down. If i leave it, the newel post wil end up next to it and think it will look pants.
The plasterboard will be trimmed down and i was going to put a floor strip plate down on top of floor boards that the base rail will sit on. This would higher the base rail to allow for underlay and carpet and give a better edge on the stair side of the frame. Hopefully thats a decent idea?
The end newel post will be half notched into the floor joist below floorboards.
Oh and ignore the pipes! They are to be removed!
Pictures added
Doing some finishing bits to my stair case before plastering. Planning on oak chamfered posts with stainless top rail and a oak base rail. The oak will be painted white. Trying to avoid pine. Got a couple questions just to keep me on track.
So there used to be a wall that has been took down. This has left the top corner of the stair case. I cant see how it adds any strength or alike to the stairs. Ideally this needs to be cut flat level to the floor, so i can put a baserail down. If i leave it, the newel post wil end up next to it and think it will look pants.
The plasterboard will be trimmed down and i was going to put a floor strip plate down on top of floor boards that the base rail will sit on. This would higher the base rail to allow for underlay and carpet and give a better edge on the stair side of the frame. Hopefully thats a decent idea?
The end newel post will be half notched into the floor joist below floorboards.
Oh and ignore the pipes! They are to be removed!
Pictures added