When you want to improve your home, but budgeting is an issue, you need to look for cheap, easy ways to increase your curb appeal. You search for opportunities that can give your home a facelift when viewed from the street. As your Knoxville contractor want you to know that there are ways you can make small changes that produce dramatic results.
If you want to create a fast and relatively inexpensive makeover of the front of your home, consider adding a decorative railing to your porch and steps area. This is an easy project that will only set you back a couple hundred dollars for even the most exquisite supplies. The labor is not intensive, and it is a weekend project that honestly can be completed in a single weekend.
Your contractor recommend keeping any children or disabled pets away from the construction area from beginning to end. As you will have the extant barrier down for the duration of the project, the area will become dangerous to those who are unstable on their feet. Your Knoxville roofing specialist wants everyone in your family to be safe during the banister replacement.
Begin by purchasing the supplies for your project. If you already have a banister in place and are replacing it, then you know roughly how many railings you will need. If you are planning to install a type of fencing, measure the length that you will be covering. If you are wanting to install a decorative railing that you piece together yourself, determine how far apart you want your spindles to be, then measure the area and work out the math.
Once you have determined the supplies that you need, bring them home and disassemble the existing banister. You can re-use the existing support locations if you remove the screws from them carefully. This type of recycling will help keep your costs down, and help keep your Knoxville contractor from needing to fill in the old holes for appearance's sake.
If you are using a pre-fabricated railing, line the pieces up and have someone hold them vertically while you screw in the individual sections. Make sure to put any end-caps over the pieces that join together, if one is provided.
For the do it yourself style of banister, assemble your spindles into the pre-drilled holes of the upper and lower railings. This will take a little more creativity, as well as some wood glue, and should be left to dry overnight in a clamped position before you install it. When the installation time comes, your Knoxville contractor wants you to use caution. Have others assist in holding the banister vertical and affix it to the existing mounting holes with care.
When you have finished, the new banister will give your home a breath of renewal. The increased curb appeal will please the neighbors without breaking your bank.
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