This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares some tricks for installing a new, sturdy staircase balustrade. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Tom helps a homeowner rebuild a stair banister that was not built to code.

Shopping List for Replacing a Stair Railing:
handrail [https://amzn.to/2XCZaPx], balusters [https://amzn.to/2XfCZzv], and spacer block [https://amzn.to/2LpWMFj]
wood plugs [https://amzn.to/2JpMC5d], used to patch holes in stair treads
carpenter’s glue [https://amzn.to/2FDu1Bk]
80-grit abrasive sanding disk [https://amzn.to/2JbFR6F]
railing bolt [https://amzn.to/2ZYXYno], for connecting turn out to handrail
100-grit sandpaper [https://amzn.to/2RJdVew]
painters tape [https://amzn.to/2ITL5Fo]
3-inch long screws [https://amzn.to/2ZVPL30]
3/8-inch-diameter wood plugs [[https://amzn.to/2JpMC5d]], used to fill screw holes

Tools for Replacing a Stair Railing:
drill/driver [https://amzn.to/2Jigb8K]
bar clamps [https://amzn.to/2XfAo8F]
random-orbit sander [https://amzn.to/2IUspVY]
miter saw [https://amzn.to/2JaUVS4]
self-locking pliers [https://amzn.to/2JgQDsf]
open-end wrench [https://amzn.to/2XfuwMW]
framing square [https://amzn.to/2XAeKeJ]
layout square [https://amzn.to/2XAfHnj]
dead-blow mallet [https://amzn.to/2LrI154]

All of the materials for this project, including oak plugs, railings, balusters, newel posts, and railing bolts are available at home centers and lumber yards. The fast-drying spray polyurethane is made by Minwax [https://www.minwax.com/].

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