When we bought the house this is what the top return of the handrail looked like. It was a little strange with the handrail just terminating into a 2x4 that was spaced off the wall.
An additional spindle was turned matching the existing spindles for the space.
In addition, a new section of handrail was created that was needed because the existing handrail was too short.
An old fir return piece was found at a salvage store to be used instead of the old 2x4. We had to strip the existing finish.
The baseboard cap was applied and the end was returned. The floor was sanded and the bottom board was also installed.
The wall behind the old 2x4 had to be filled with joint compound and textured.
The spindle, new handrail and return board are installed.
The whole thing is then painted up which was a little hard and should have been done prior putting the whole thing together. The new fir handrail should get darker over time once it is urethaned and exposed to the sunlight more.
Lookin' good! And a little sneak look at your beautiful rooster stained glass!
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