Wrap-Around Porch Railing &
Baluster Replacement, Columns Repair: Evanston
I replaced railings and balusters on both the back deck and the big wrap-around front porch on this house. For the front, I hand-replicated huge curved railings and several hundred individual balusters out of cedar to last for decades.
The rotted bottoms of front columns were made like-new with hand-crafted identical replacement column bases, to stand the test of time.
Before: catastrophic wood rot at the base of several columns
Before: catastrophic wood rot at the base of several columns
During: fabricating replacement sections of rotted columns
During: fabricating replacement sections of rotted columns
During: fabricating replacement sections of rotted columns
During: fabricating replacement sections of rotted columns
During: fabricating replacement sections of rotted columns
During: creating 6 new column bases to match the originals
During: new column base 1 of 6
After: new column base and repaired column installed
Before: demo of old balusters
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: honing the edges to exactly match the curve of the original railing
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: step-by-step replication of a large, curved railing piece out of cedar
During: hundreds of individually-cut cedar balusters ready to be installed
During: new railings going in
During: new railings rounding the curve
After: front porch ready for paint
After: front porch ready for paint
After: front porch ready for paint
After: front porch ready for paint, and Wu-Tang is Forever
During: back deck after balusters and railings demo
During: installing new railings and balusters on the back deck
After: back deck with new railings and balusters
After: back deck with new railings and balusters
After: back deck with new railings and balusters