Stair Railing Height Raising, Built-In Bookcase, Re-Installation of Original Vintage Doors
This homeowner’s stair railing was lower than he and his wife felt was safe for their young child. I crafted new balusters and a new section to increase the height of the newel post, which were stained to match the existing wood. When I replaced the balusters and added the newel post section, the seam was disguised with trim.
I also crafted and installed a custom built-in bookcase with lower cabinet doors for the landing/hallway area near the stairway.
The previous owner of this home had converted one bedroom into a small recording studio, including professional grade soundproofing and big, heavy-duty acoustical airlock doors. The original doors were saved and stored in the basement, which the current homeowner had me re-install.
The original stair railing was too low for safety.
The green arrow points to the original baluster piece that was provided to the staining company to color match the new baluster, newel post extension, and post cap to. They did a fantastic job!
Old railing removed.
New balusters getting installed.
End cap off the existing newel post.
Adding the newel post extension.
Taller newel post.
I took care to match the wood grain as much as possible.
Old railing reinstalled with new balusters and newel post height extension.
New post cap and trim added to the newel post to camouflage the extension seam.
Railing height project complete!
Custom built-in bookcase structure.
Lower cabinet doors added.
View after bookcase was finished and painted.
View after bookcase was finished and painted.
Testing the acoustic paneling in the recording studio room.
The studio soundproofing doors we took down were so big, thick and heavy the only way to get them down the stairs and out of the house was to cut them into smaller pieces.
The studio soundproofing doors we took down were so big, thick and heavy the only way to get them down the stairs and out of the house was to cut them into smaller pieces.
Framing a new jamb to re-hang the original vintage door.
Making the vintage door fit just right.
Making the vintage door fit just right.
Installing the vintage door hardware.
Adding new trim to the vintage door, that matches the rest of the trim in the house.
My son worked with me on this job, and we twinned on this particular day!