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Wondering how the flush look into the wood floor was achieved?

13 years ago

Most square balusters I've see have only one rounded end and require a shoe on the other. Would love to know how this was pulled off.

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MaryEllen Kowalewski Architect
13 years ago
last modified: 13 years ago
The contractor (or rather his worker) used a square mortising drill and then cleaned up the holes with a chisel. The spindles were then secured into the wood floor and stair treads with a high strength epoxy. It was a pretty laborious process, as you can imagine.
stevesuarez
9 years ago
Can you share the sizes of the balusters and handrails?
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MaryEllen Kowalewski Architect
9 years ago
The spindles are 5/8" square stainless steel and the hand rail dimensions are 2 3/4" x 1 5/8" mahogany. I hope this helps.

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