Dismantle Spiral Staircase
Slide a putty knife between the railing and the newel post to break the seal on any glue that might have been used to hold them together.
Dismantle spiral staircase. 3 look under the railing where it meets the newel post. The level of dismantling will obviously depend on what you want to replace. The new staircase will in down towards the windiw st the front of the house. Very similar layout to a house i lived in.
Spiral staircases save valuable square meters because they occupy a much smaller area than a conventional staircase. This can be anything from changing the handrail only or renewing the spindles newel posts or removal of the whole staircase. With daring shapes and diverse configurations they can also be iconic objects. In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to remove a spiral staircase.
There seems to be holes in the rail and a spike on the end of the spindles. The first task of any major stair remodelling is to dismantle the old one. I would keep the spiral and make wood steps. Many of the joints in a spiral staircase are doweled or use mortise and tenon joints which are nothing more than one small piece of wood penetrating into a corresponding piece of wood.
You ll also lose small strip of landing between the spiral staircase and bedroom 1. A picture would be helpful. This spiral staircase was in a 6 000 square foot lake house t. If you are going to get rid of the spiral conventional do take up more space.
This is often why spiral is used when space it tight. Having fun clowning around during removal. 2 guys travel from ohio to crete illinois to buy remove a spiral steel staircase from a pre demolition sale. The spike goes through the hole and it seems to have then been welded so the hole is not visible from the top of the handle rail.
I m trying to dismantle a cast iron spiral staircase and i m not sure how to detach the spindles from the rail.