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jeffthejoiner GDPR opt-out	Wobbly balusters and handrail Feb 1^st, 2007, 11:21pm Hi, I'm working in a very old 3 storey house and the balusters and handrail on the landing between the 2nd and 3rd floors are very loose and wobbly. There's no newel on the landing just the turned handrail. What's the best way to secure everything? Cheers Jeff the J
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Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail
Reply #1 - Feb 2^nd, 2007, 12:23am

Hi Jeff and a warm welcome to this here forum....

with out actually looking at/seeing the items in question.. it is hard to ascertain exactly what type of either fixings or joints have been used to assemble them in the first place!

for an example, i have just finished installing a "flat Z" shaped stair case only yesterday, which was ALL jointed and glued... only the top and base where they meet the respective floors where there any fixings!!!

could you possibly post a picture or two on here....

using some hosting site such as
http://photobucket.com/ who have FREE accounts!!!!

and if you are unsure of how to post a piccy etc follow this link!
to our "advise" area! http://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1137319414

if and when i can see either a piccy or a drawing/sketch then io may be able to shed some light on the best method of fixing it !!!

regards WOLF!

AS HONEST AND LOYAL AS THE TIMBER-WOLF. --VAR@*SH, DON'T YOU SWEAR AT ME!! PAL!!&&I DON'T SUFFER FROM INSANITY- I DAMNED WELL ENJOY IT!!!!!

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jeffthejoiner GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #2 - Feb 2^nd, 2007, 12:34pm Thanks for the reply Wolf. I'm back at the house next week so I will post a few pics then. Cheers J
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #3 - Feb 3^rd, 2007, 2:36pm absolutely no problems! and we are always here to help! ( server permitting!! ) Wolf
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JerryD GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #4 - Feb 4^th, 2007, 12:02am TIMBA-WOLF wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2007, 2:36pm: ( server permitting!! )
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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #5 - Mar 17^th, 2007, 1:54pm Quote: TIMBA-WOLF wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2007, 2:36pm: ( server permitting!! ) I thought it was the router that was playing up & got replaced.....must have been a Ferm instead of a Trend
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JerryD GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #6 - Mar 18^th, 2007, 3:42pm Whatever happened to this thread? Where's the man with the wobbly balusters
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #7 - Mar 18^th, 2007, 5:03pm probably forgot about them and lent on them, falling over board!!!! OUCH!
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Scrit GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: Wobbly balusters and handrail Reply #8 - Mar 25^th, 2007, 11:33pm More likely he couldn't get on. This is my first time here in about 5 or 6 days Scrit
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