Install a Cable-and-Rail Stairway
Weekend Handyman host Paul Ryan demonstrates how to take out a knee wall, repair the damaged floor and wall, and install an urban style cable-and-rail system that will keep the space open.
Materials
- 2x4 board
- 3" galvanized screws
- joint compound
- drywall
- 1-lb. box of 3" deck screws
Tools
- cordless drill
- gloves
- safety glasses
- screw gun
- hammer
- level
- nail set
- pencil
- pliers
- pry bar
- reciprocating saw
- tape measure
- vise
- wood chisel
- cable cutters
- reciprocating saw with fine blade
- steel tape measure
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