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Maintaining a wooden stair case is no simple job. It involves regular maintenance and periodical refinishing of the wooden surface. High risk prone to damage by moisture, wooden stairways must be protected using good quality wood sealer. Each part of the wooden stair case must be regularly stained/ layered with wood wax to maintain its rich and polished look on lasting basis. Yet, there is an increasing demand for wooden staircase with the stair parts suppliers than any other material. Just like box newel post seems to be preferred over all the other styles/ designs/ pattern in newel posts, owing to its rather prominent appearance and aesthetic value.
What is a box newel post?
To define, a newel post is the terminal post that may be at the top and/ or bottom of any stair case. Box newels and turned newels are the main types of newel posts that you can opt for. Newel post is made from separate pieces of lumber to create a square and hollow column trimmed with wooden moldings, at the top and bottom to give detail to the post. The box newel being typically hollow is much easier to attach than any other.
When to buy a box newel post over turned newels?
Turned posts are a good option when space and/ or budget may be a matter of concern. The square posts or box newels, however, are much better a choice, where all constraints are absent. The box newel posts are also bigger and ideal to make a flashier statement than possible with any other part of posts. Easy to buy and convenient to install
While online research will provide you with enough names and addresses of the various manufacturers/ dealers of stair parts, installation of newel posts can be left to stair installers available with these dealers/ manufacturers. Ideally, you should prepare a sketch of your style and design preferences well before calling upon a stair supplies concern. In fact, going through their online catalogue of products may facilitate choice making considerably. In any case, you would be in a better position to zero down newels that best suit your preferences, budget and requirements.
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