Fixing newel to this

[23vc]

Gotta fit a new newel post here, bang on where the X is. Don’t want to hack much out of the (massive) 8x3, as it’s the back half of the house floor joist end I think.

Can I do some kind of big dowel/metal rod buried in both the newel and joist? Any bracket raising above floor level is obviously visible so a no no. It’s an oak (veneered) newel.

Newel will obviously be attached at the top to a horizontal handrail.

Cheers for any input…

 

[23vc]

Actually, I’m now thinking I’ll just cut a big piece out where the X is, and bolt the newel to the joist behind it, and bolt the 2 joist ends together in a few places. Despite the size of that piece, it’s not really doing much, just spans a floor and into an external wall.

 

[^woody^]

Look at a Zipbolt. They work well.

 

[Tigercubrider]

is the newel square at the base?
You could easily cut a bit out of that joist on top and a bit at the side to get a good fit.
It’s a shame it’s veneered. Unless you can get veneer patches from the company.

 

[23vc]

Look at a Zipbolt. They work well.

Means making a hole in the visible section of the veneered post I think?

 

[23vc]

is the newel square at the base?
You could easily cut a bit out of that joist on top and a bit at the side to get a good fit.
It’s a shame it’s veneered. Unless you can get veneer patches from the company.

Yeah square base, which I’ll then cut to give a bolted spliced join to the joist below floor level, can’t think of much else

 

[^woody^]

With a Zipbolt, you can, with care, fit a matched piece of veneer into the hole to cover the fixing cam.

Alternatively, recess the newel base to accept a timber block say 50mm high, with a 10mm border.

Fit the block to that joist, place the newel over the block, then screw through the newel into the block with the screws below the floor board line.

The block should be a snug fit with no play and could also be glued to the newel.

Is the post being notched so that the face of the post extends down to meet the stair string?

 

[23vc]

Is the post being notched so that the face of the post extends down to meet the stair string?

That’s the plan, yeah. Maybe a combo of notching both the joist and post. Then some bolts. I think anything less isn’t going to cut it in terms of wobble. It’s a single horizontal landing run so weak at that end.

 

[Tigercubrider]

What brand is the post?