I have just recently had some building work done and one of the jobs was to install a new upstairs balustrade. This work has been completed however i have im not sure if its been done correctly.
From looking at it, the base rail appears to be too small leaving no space for flooring to be laid neatly against it. If anything the carpet + underlay will go above the rail!
The builder says the balustrade is fine and fitted correctly and is adamant a carpet fitter would just need to trim the underlay back a bit and put beading down along the edge.
Attached are 2 pictures however i dont feel they give a good view of the issue. The base rail has a 1cm flat edge and then curves inwards. My thought is this would be fine if i was having polished floorboards but thats not the case. I believe the baserail should have been thicker to accomodate flooring of placed on top of an additional piece of wood.
Im hoping some of you can provide advice on this situation and if what the builder says is true.
Many thanks.
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From looking at it, the base rail appears to be too small leaving no space for flooring to be laid neatly against it. If anything the carpet + underlay will go above the rail!
The builder says the balustrade is fine and fitted correctly and is adamant a carpet fitter would just need to trim the underlay back a bit and put beading down along the edge.
Attached are 2 pictures however i dont feel they give a good view of the issue. The base rail has a 1cm flat edge and then curves inwards. My thought is this would be fine if i was having polished floorboards but thats not the case. I believe the baserail should have been thicker to accomodate flooring of placed on top of an additional piece of wood.
Im hoping some of you can provide advice on this situation and if what the builder says is true.
Many thanks.
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