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DIY Stairs and Balustrades Guide

Everything you need to know to get it right

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Design Guide (1)

Whether you’re overseeing a project, just love DIY or already have architect’s drawings, we’re happy to work on whatever parts of the job you need us to do, leaving you to do the design, measuring up or installation.

Design

The first step is designing your project. If you do the design, or if you have an existing design from an architect, please share any architectural plans, and a series of pictures of the site. If you are designing yourself, it is crucial you comply with all relevant building codes. For more info on balustrade safety, click here. For more on stairs, click here.

Before proceeding to fabrication, we will create a fabrication drawing, which is a detailed schematic of the design. Once you approve this design, we use it drawing to guide the process.

Materials

A key part of the design process is choosing your materials. For stairs, the main materials are either steel, timber or a combination of both. Balustrades come in stainless steel, mild steel, and glass (either semi-frameless or fully frameless).

Measuring up

Again, we can measure up your site or if you would prefer, you can Do it Your-self. If you Do it Yourself, here’s a few pointers.

Stairs

When measuring up for your stairs, there are several factors to consider:

  • the floor-to-floor height
  • horizontal distance available from the slab to first step where the stair lands
  • slab thickness
  • the thickness of tile or carpet on both levels
  • the thickness of timber treads
  • and the width of your treads.

You should also make sure you allow enough space on the stairs to install a balustrade.

Balustrades

When measuring up for balustrades, keep in mind that the top of the balustrade must be at least 1 metre above floor height. So, you will need to take into account tiling, carpet, etc.

If you measure up yourself, please be aware that you are responsible for the accuracy of the finished product.

Making your project

During the fabrication process, our team will order materials, then prep, cut and weld, and finally polish or coat the materials. They then complete a final product review for quality assurance. Depending on your agreement with us, we either deliver them or you pick them up.

Supply

On final delivery, you will receive all the parts required to assemble and install your project, including fixtures and bolts. You will also receive the fabrication drawing to guide installation. Please note, we won’t supply adhesives but our team will be happy to make any recommendations.

Final installation

Balustrades

When installing balustrades, we suggest you follow this process to ensure the best outcome.

  1. Review the design plan
  2. Mark the installation/drilling points
  3. Confirm the design dimensions on the site
  4. Drill the required holes
  5. Fix glass holder or panels with chemical anchor, plugs and screws respectively
  6. Install glass panels (in the case of glass balustrades)
  7. Maintain level and gaps between panel of the glass with the two adjustment screws
  8. Measure end to end handrail length and cut to exact length with 5mm tolerance
  9. Position the handrail in the installation area
  10. Connect the handrail brackets.

Stairs

When installing stairs, there are a couple of things that deserve special mention.

  • You should procure lifting and propping system since the steel stairs can be heavy
  • The bottom floor is not finished before in installed
  • The gyprock plasterboard and paint are finalised on walls except where stair is connected to slab
  • You should ensure the riser height is consistent especially on first and last step
  • If your stairs are adjacent to a wall, you should maintain the required gap between the wall and the stairs.
  • Once the stair is in position, mark the holes to drill into slab and floor
  • In some cases you might get away without removing stair to drill but sometimes you might have to move the stair away from holes
  • Drill the hole and install the studs with chemi-anchor
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Please be aware all the information on this page is provided as an introductory guide. If you design, fabricate, measure or install your own project, Aussie Balustrading & Stairs takes no responsibility.

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