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Pegged newel post—Generally the more decorative part of the post. The post has a 50mm diameter peg (also known as a dowel) on the bottom, and the post peg fits into a 50mm hole in the newel base. If you’re attaching a new newel post to an existing newel base, you’ll need to drill a new 50mm hole into the existing base before you can fit the peg to the newel post. You can do this with a 50mm drill bit or hole saw. We have worked with a range of interior designers and architects often to create more modern interiors; we find that bespoke steel and other metal designs are popular for creating a beautiful blend between modern and classic style.

Newel posts are available as a Newel Posts, Pin Newel, or Base Posts. All posts are available in 90mm² or 115mm² square and most posts have a 160mm² or 220mm² top (where the handrail fixes). A newel post is always a fixed length usually 750mm–850mm long (excluding the peg). The newel base makes up the remainder of the height of the newel post.

Newels

Choosing your perfect newel post is essential to finishing off your staircase. Your Newel post should tie in with the rest of your staircase and the styling of the downstairs of your home. This is why we offer a variety of styles including the Chamfered, Full Ovolo, Georgian, Square, Provincial, Roman and Windsor. If you’re replacing the newel completely, you can do this either by using the zip bolt newel post fastener or by fixing below floor level. It’s essential that you attach the newel post securely as it needs to endure a lot of wear and tear.

This breakdown of the separate elements will help you determine what parts you need to suit your particular staircase. Volutes, the swirl on the handrail you see at the bottom, are very commonly used with our turned newels. This project uses a beautiful 4010 Pin Top from the Colonial Series and is paired perfectly with Scroll Series Iron balusters and double basket balusters to emphasize the baluster’s natural curves. There is a huge range of options available, from the more traditional turned newel posts to the contemporary square or square twist styles.

This project features the a 4791 raised panel box newel and fits extremely well with the straight lines of the wrought iron balusters and floating treads. The detailing on the raised panel adds that extra bit of intrigue to the stairway. Complete newel post—These incorporate the newel base and newel post to make a complete unit. In some cases a newel cap is already attached. Newel posts are built to be sturdy and safe, meaning they are often wider than the handrail and baserail. They are wither a finishing point of a staircase of a mid way point that facilitates a change in direction. As well as full newel posts, we also offer half newel posts for fixing to walls

Turned newels, like box newels, are offered in many variations. Usually, they are significantly thinner than box newels and may contain various kinds of rope twisting, fluting, and reeding. StairSupplies™ uses a precise, German engineered lathe for turned newels that is computer controlled for repeatable perfection. The turned newels are then hand sanded until they are completely smooth, offering no splinters or sharp corners. Turned newels, offered in any wood species, are the perfect statement piece at the beginning of a decorative stairway. They offer unique designs that, though often smaller than box newels, look perfect on an ornate stairway Half newel posts are used to attach a balustrade to a landing wall. They also provide an attractive finish to the balustrade and help to tie-in the overall look of the staircase. Before you begin choosing a newel post, you’ll need to know whether you’re replacing the newel post completely or keeping the existing newel base and attaching a new newel post on top.

There are two main types of newels: box newels and turned newels. Both are great choices to give support to your stairway and they only differ in terms of stylistic preferences. Let’s take a closer look at the differences between them. When fitting your newel posts, you need to ensure there is sufficient room for the handrail to be fixed into the newel post at the correct height. What else are newels used for? Pegged newel posts are ideal if you can’t easily remove the existing newel base from your staircase, but want to update the look of your newel. Pin Newel is used when there is already a base post in the staircase. This saves a lot of work and is equally as strong once fixed. View a White Oak Stop Chamfered Newel Post here. You can find out more about oak stair parts by reading our frequently asked questions here.

Continuous newel posts—This style of newel is used along with handrail fittings to create a continuous flowing handrail across the top of the newels post. Rather than having a square head at the top of the newel, it has a round peg which sits into a hole on the corresponding handrail fitting.StairSupplies offers three different types of newel post caps. Each of these options are purely decorative and it comes down to stylistic preference in which you prefer. The pyramid cap is, as the name would suggest, a triangular cap that culminates in a single point at the top of the box newel. This cap works especially well with simpler box newels, such as the plane box newels because it adds a little more visual interest. The flat cap is recommended for some of the more ornate box newel designs, as you will want the emphasis to be on the beautiful fluting, recessing, or raising on the faces of the box newel. This cap is unassuming, yet elegant as it does not take away from the rest of the box newel. And the beveled cap is a mixture between the pyramid cap and the flat cap, as it features sloping edges. This cap perfectly complements box newels that already feature some kind of rounding in the faces, such as the chamfered box newels or the fluted box newels. How to Install Newel Posts A newel post is the upright post that sits at the top and/or bottom of the balustrade to support a staircase banister and secure the balustrade. Newel posts don’t just give a balustrade structure and strength, they also offer the perfect opportunity to add a decorative touch to your stairway. Newels or newel posts are often the first part of a stairway that people notice, and the selection of the right kind can make the right first impression. This part is found at the foot and the top of a flight of stairs or even at certain junctions of a staircase design.