| Some DIY staircase and balustrade starter tips | | | | stainless steel type posts to stepso Once installed |
| First and foremost, make sure you measure | | | | stainless steel posts, must fit the adjustable saddles |
| everything correctly; otherwise you will encounter | | | | to take the handrailo Cut to length timber or stainless |
| problems down the line. Walls and floors must have | | | | steel handrail and fix to saddleo Screw handrail to |
| good strength and be able to the hold heavy weight | | | | postso Screw glass clamps to posts if you have a |
| of the staircase. Check that the area is square and | | | | glass balustradeo Screw 13 mm bar holders to posts, |
| level and adjust accordingly. It is important that you | | | | if you have a bar balustradeo Fix 10-12 mm glass to |
| have some prior experience of working with tools | | | | glass clamps/template may be neededo Fix 13 mm |
| and have common sense using levels and spacings. | | | | stainless steel tube to bar holderso Cut to length with |
| Also, do not over tighten screws and bolts. | | | | a grinder and fit bullet ends to tubing |
| Steps to follow, when building a DIY staircase are:o | | | | Some of the most common mistakes people make |
| Measure area, floor- to-floor, length and width of | | | | when building a DIY staircase |
| stairso Select style of timber, colour, shape, etco Hire | | | | The most common mistake that people make is that |
| an experienced carpenter if you do not know how to | | | | they do not research sufficiently and rush into |
| drill, power saw, level and who has an assistant who | | | | starting and end up carrying out a poor quality job. |
| can help him, whilst installingo Cut stringer to length | | | | Or they hurry too much and do not take the time to |
| and bolt to floor and top beamo Adjust stainless | | | | do the job properly, and do not follow basic setouts |
| steel s assemblies to correct spacingo Screw treads | | | | before cutting. Another typical mistake is that they |
| (steps) to stainless steel assemblieso Varnish timber | | | | use blunt drill bits, saw blades and poor tools. Also, |
| work i.e. central spine stringer and stepso Cover up | | | | amateurs fail to use thread lock glue on the bolts, |
| and protect timber treadso Fix balustrade posts | | | | which is required for a sturdy staircase. |