Installing Newel Post Over Carpet

Since you will be installing over a laminate floating floor you will have to cut the flooring out anyway.

Installing newel post over carpet.

You could then cut a hole in the underlayment slightly smaller than the size of the newel and insert a couple of 2x s glued and screwed together about a foot or so long and fasten to the underside of the underlayment with construction adhesive and a couple of angled screws. Then holding it up is a nice thing to do for the carpet guys. Using the angle brackets as a template mark and predrill the holes into the post. Installation instructions for lj 3006 newel mounting plate 1.

Over the post balcony balustrade installation over the post half newel installation installing final rail and newel chapter 3. Then attach one angle bracket to each side taking care that the angle bracket does not extend below the bottom of the post. We usually work pretty well together as trades since the trim goes down before they get there. To install the steel mounting plate on the newel post scribe an x on the bottom of the newel from corner to corner.

It really isn t necessary as they will get over it. Step 15 caulk the newel posts and the tops and bottoms of the new spindles. Post to post it is important to understand the difference between post to post balustrade systems and over the. Things to remember 49 quality and tradition in every step tm.

Glue pocket hole plugs into your pocket holes and use wood filler to fill any nail holes gaps and seams on the new newel posts and spindles. Another way to install newel posts is the angle bracket newel post fastener installation method. Place the mounting plate on the bottom of the newel aligning the center hole over the center of the x and the other 4 holes over the diagonal lines.