Wood has been the main material for construction for a long time. Of course, a variety of synthetic analogues have been created, but they prefer to use natural wood to create bases, as well as as a finishing material. Wooden railing for stairs is an excellent solution not only for aesthetic reasons, but also due to the flexibility of raw materials.
Key component of the design
In private homes, wood can be used to create both the staircase itself and comfortable, attractive handrails. It should be noted that the type of structure and its configuration does not matter. She may be:
- straight;
- marching;
- rotary;
- screw;
- combined;
- curved;
- curvilinear.
Wooden railing for stairs is not only an important functional component for climbing and descending stairs. Such railings also add an aesthetic component to the overall interior. They help to limit the space on the stairs, which also affects safety.
They are made of a variety of materials, however, when choosing the future appearance of a staircase, it is extremely important to consider how it will look against the general background. Nowadays, steps can often be installed directly into the wall, or they are created using transparent glass and plastic. Nevertheless, a feeling of complete safety and reliability should always be in the first place, and designers ’ideas should be inferior to general safety standards in the home.
It is worth noting that the absence of such limiters is allowed only in small flights of stairs, which consist of no more than 5 steps. Installing stairs without handrails can cause an accidental fall with irreparable health results.
What are the railing requirements?
The wooden railing for the stairs in the house provides it with a complete look and is the main support during descents / ascents. Given the characteristics of this material, it is necessary to make the railing smooth enough to avoid the possibility of injury to the palms. To do this, carefully sand the wood or sand, apply 2-3 layers of varnish and enamel.
In addition to the appearance, it is important to take into account future convenience in using the stairs: handrails should be of a comfortable height so that people with average height can hold onto them without problems. According to the standard: handrails are not made above the mark of 100 centimeters, if measured from the level of the steps. There are times when an auxiliary row of wooden railing is made for stairs intended for children.
They have a very simple design:
- handrails (simple or decorative);
- supporting posts (ordinary balusters or chiseled).
Decorative need to be placed at a predetermined interval so that through the hole, by chance, the child could not fall out. One support post per step is entirely enough. Nevertheless, if the descent is too gentle and the steps are wide, and also taking into account certain design features of the design decisions, the racks are placed in the range from 10 to 15 centimeters.
Moreover, there are intermediate and supporting balusters, and the base of the staircase is made on a thicker support than the secondary support already on the railing. It is also not necessary to make the fence too light: in any given area, the handrail must withstand a significant load, about 120 kg / m.
What do you need to have?
Before you begin to make wooden railings for the stairs with your own hands, you must:
- to study the basic standards for construction;
- calculate all material consumption;
- prepare the necessary tools, as well as wood processing machines;
- create sketches, drawings and designs;
- to calculate the step width of the stairs, as well as placing balusters on them.
Key components are best made from beech, oak or maple, which are less likely to dry out and become cracked. Such a staircase will not begin to creak even after many years, if it was designed correctly. Finishing elements can be made from cherry, walnut, yew, rosewood or ash. To emphasize the natural structure of the wood pattern, try not to paint the handrails, but to process them using a stain immediately after polishing and varnish them. The wooden staircase with wrought iron railings looks great. The combination of metal and wood is always very harmonious and interesting.
Advice on how to install the railing on a wooden staircase: always try to check the vertical and horizontal bars to make timely adjustments. If the level begins to slide on the board, temporarily fix it using tape.
What are the stairs?
Staircase design cannot be created separately from the general style of the entire interior, because it is a key aesthetic component, and often its business card. Stairs are:
- internal and external;
- office, architectural, landscape, brownies;
- walk-through, interfloor, entrance;
- single-march and multi-march;
- transformable, portable, stationary;
- rotary and straight.
Guests may not pay attention to any images on the wall, but they will certainly remember the impressive spiral or suspended glass staircase. When building a staircase, it is important to contact professional architects who can offer interesting projects for your home. Moreover, the specialist will tell you what type of design will work best:
- on bolets;
- on skewers;
- on a bowstring and stuff.
Types of stairs
- Cantilever stairs. This design has a spectacular appearance, because it has no visible support. At first, your guests will experience some anxiety as they climb the stairs. In fact, the steps are very firmly held on a vertical plane and are able to withstand a huge load. Such a system occupies a relatively small space, however, people in the age are extremely reluctant to prefer to use it. For a more confident climb should be limited to its wooden railing for the stairs.
- Structures on the kosoura are held on support beams, which are fixed by a special method. This method has been used for a long time, so you can be sure of its safety and reliability. It is selected for large areas.
- The ladder on the bowstring has a very light and elegant look. Often used as a decoration for the interior, combining the hall and the living room together. A slightly staircase resembles a stretched rope structure, but made of more reliable materials.
- A spiral staircase is used in cases where it is not possible to create a climb on the stairs along the wall in the room. The first floor is connected to the second with a simple hole. Such a staircase occupies a very small area, but not for everyone it is considered convenient, because two people who will go towards each other will have difficulty trying to stretch their legs. Nevertheless, her aesthetics are most often not in doubt, and she needs a handrail.
At the entrances of multi-storey buildings or in private buildings, standard staircases can be one-, two- or multi-march. A march is an inclined part of a staircase with steps that is connected by a platform between levels. The staircases give them the opportunity to go out, go on a new march or turn around. Turning ladders are:
Understanding the structural features of stairwells is not necessary, as well as remembering their names, however, it is important to understand what kind of stairs you will put in your home. It is necessary to be based on such parameters:
- functional (where it will lead);
- where is it in the room;
- design;
- the material from which the support was created (plastic, wood, concrete goods or metal).
Each type of staircase has its own set of possible handrails, as well as restrictive elements, as well as types of fastening. It is best to seek the advice of professionals, because they will tell you what connection between the elements to use: glue, groove or hidden.
On narrow stairs, not more than 130 centimeters, the railing is placed only on one side. On a wide staircase where movement in the opposite direction is possible, handrails are made symmetrically with respect to the angle of inclination. This angle should correspond to the degree of inclination of the stairwell, copying its geometry.
The size of the handrail should not be too large, but sufficient to grasp it with the palm of your hand. At the very beginning and end of the handrail, roundings are set. All of these subtleties are certainly reflected in the calculations.
How to make a wooden railing for the stairs with your own hands?
Installation of stairs is a very important, complex and painstaking process, which can be very exciting. The simplest wooden railings for stairs in a private house can be made on the basis of balusters. Nowadays, in construction supermarkets there is a huge variety of blanks and finished components for railings. They will help greatly simplify the installation of the entire structure. The most attractive are chiseled balusters, which resemble pins in their appearance. The design of future railings should be chosen based on a common set of tasks, materials used, as well as possibilities for processing wood.
Simple railing
To create the simplest wooden railings with your own hands, you need to cut two racks from the finished beam, the size of which will be 100 x 75 millimeters. Such blanks are fixed on the outside of the bowstring, as well as on both sides of the march. Check the accuracy of the vertical immediately with a level.
Adjust the vertical mounting with screws. Then, according to the support fastening line in the middle of the span, a third bar of timber is placed. Already on them you need to display all the remaining handrails.
Using electric tools, three workpieces must be made, the size of which will be 150 x 40 millimeters. With a planer, work on the edge to make it rounder. In the future, this will be the basis for our handrail. Such processed boards need to be installed with the same interval between them, fixing on the reverse side.
When installing the railing on a wooden staircase, you need to ensure that the support is slightly higher than the handrail - about 50 millimeters. Only after this, the central support can be cut to the required size, carefully sanded the entire surface.
How to make a beautiful railing?
Many of you have seen photos of wooden railings for stairs with decorative balusters. To build such a railing at home, you need to work with a machine for processing wood. In practice, people often find it difficult to make such a complex configuration. You will need only the professional skills of a carpenter and reliable equipment for the job.
Nevertheless, for the installation of railings and balusters of a wooden staircase, you can take ready-made products so that they are machined exactly as you wanted. Such railings have a support of three parts. The base of the trapezoidal baluster is securely attached to the bowstring with the help of spikes. They should have a special groove in the base at the top, so that you can put the support stand.
Then, to mount the railing of the wooden staircase, you need to fix the decorative element to the support in the center. This will be the tip that was created using a lathe and carefully sanded. Using spikes, you need to firmly push it into the grooves. It is important to carefully check each element, adjusting them as required, before proceeding with the assembly of the entire system. Now, on glue joints, you can apply special glue and connect all the details. It is necessary to allow the components to withstand and not load them with anything for several days.
Medium balusters, processed using a lathe, must be collected sequentially. The supports must be fixed using dowels to the bowstring, carpentry glue is applied to the base. The base of the support with anchors is securely fixed to the floor so that the edges of the stairs do not move during loading.
We attach a rail with a groove that corresponds to the size of the base of the intermediate balusters to the bowstring, we connect it with screws. After you need to fix the middle rack in the same way. We place the intermediate support with the lower side in the slots of the rail, lubricating them with special glue. In the correct grooves on the prepared handrail, the tops of all balusters are placed.
What else do you need to know about how to install a railing on a wooden staircase?
Each baluster must be trimmed before installation at an angle that corresponds to the inclination of the stairs. When measuring their length, consider the matching dowels and groove depths: both in the base and in the handrail. Regarding the first baluster, before you finish fixing the grooves, you need to check the level. Having set all the marks, put the final bevel at a given angle. Then we can use the finally finished part as a stencil for other elements.
In what order is the mount?
How to make a railing of a wooden staircase:
- In the groove of the lower bar, pre-lubricated with glue, we place a bar of a suitable size and shape, we check the distance between all intermediate balusters.
- The necessary support is placed in the groove of the handrail. Glue is used as a fastener, but you can always use nails.
- The first baluster is inserted into the grooves that were prepared in the lower handrail and the bar, the edge must be treated with glue.
- We place the slats of the intermediate slats in the grooves between the handrail and the balusters, having treated with glue. The distance between them should be identical with the distance between the balusters.
- In the same way we put all of the following elements.
- Installation of the handrail to the support stand is done using a metal corner screwed with a nut.
- At the end of the handrail, you need to nicely round out.
- As soon as the glue is seized, the handrails will become durable, they can be operated.
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