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2. Deck railing - Wikipedia

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   The most common residential deck railing design is built on-site using pressure treated lumber, with the vertical balusters regularly spaced to meet building code. [1] Wood railing could be in different styles such as Victorian, Chippendale railing and others. [2] A popular alternative to wood railing is composite lumber and PVC railing. [3] [4 ...

3. Baluster - Wikipedia

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   Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic. A group of balusters supporting a handrail, coping, or ornamental detail is known as a balustrade. [1] [2] The term baluster shaft is used to describe forms such as a candlestick, upright furniture support, and the stem of a brass chandelier.

4. Newel - Wikipedia

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   It can also refer to an upright post that supports and/or terminates the handrail of a stair banister (the "newel post"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In stairs having straight flights it is the principal post at the foot of the staircase, but the term can also be used for the intermediate posts on landings and at the top of a staircase.

5. Stairs - Wikipedia

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   The extra height in the second baluster is typically in the middle between decorative elements on the baluster. That way the bottom decorative elements are aligned with the tread and the top elements are aligned with the railing angle. Winder stairs with a simple handrail supported by three newel posts

6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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   A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window. Ball flower An architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower, which came into use in the latter part of the 13th, and was in great vogue in the early part of the 14th century. A page of fanciful balusters Baluster

7. James and Mary Forsyth House - Wikipedia

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   The drawing room, the largest space on the first story, has 15-foot (4.6 m) ceilings and many of the same decorative features. [1] Near the stair to the second floor is a wooden settee. The staircase itself is cantilevered out, and consists of open stringers with carpet on the steps. It is decorated with a turned newel post and balusters. The ...