Recently ripped out the knackered old base rail + hand rail from our landing. Whoever did it before had only half supported the off centre base rail with a bit of trim. If i line the new base rail up with the middle of the newel post at the top of the stairs then it sits away from the floorboards with only a tiny support at one end and then the floorboards at the other. So how do I got about making it good?
Complete novice to all this but I was thinking of screwing two timber battens the length of the stairs into the joist, then overboarding with a length of ply? Then screw or use adhesive to fix the base rail to this. How would I make the underside look presentable? Leave enough space below the timber to fit some plasterboard before taping the join and then skimming over?
Thanks
Complete novice to all this but I was thinking of screwing two timber battens the length of the stairs into the joist, then overboarding with a length of ply? Then screw or use adhesive to fix the base rail to this. How would I make the underside look presentable? Leave enough space below the timber to fit some plasterboard before taping the join and then skimming over?
Thanks
