Stairwell (Banister) remodel – what’s a ballpark estimate for something like this?

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Opening up, like removing walls? That requires a lot more info. Is it load bearing? Are there pipes, hvac, plumbing or anything in the wall?

Optimistically, if the wall you want to remove to “open up” the stairwell doesn’t have any issues – that part is cheap. The finishes of the other things in a stairwell will determine price – if you have a non-fancy, wood railing – no custom milling on the knoll posts, etc… It’s one thing. If you get artisan crafted wrought iron and fancy milled railings…. that’s another thing.

In other words – more information is needed.

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Call or stop by Mission Moulding on Chesapeake. They have all the materials one would need for the actual banister and may have some way of helping estimate the costs.

I’d guess the milled wood for a nice banister is gonna cost a couple thousand dollars, and a carpenter may want several thousand (3K+ ?) to put up the new railing and finish it, but you have to take out that wall first and, as mentioned earlier, the big cost uncertainty lies in the purpose and structrue of the wall that is being torn out.

If the wall is “easy” to prep (no plumbing, electrical, or ducts, a framer and drywall guy could run another couple thousand. I’d guess $8K on the low end and up to 20K on the high end.

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Call or stop by Mission Moulding on Chesapeake. They have all the materials one would need for the actual banister and may have some way of helping estimate the costs.

I’d guess the milled wood for a nice banister is gonna cost a couple thousand dollars, and a carpenter may want several thousand (3K+ ?) to put up the new railing and finish it, but you have to take out that wall first and, as mentioned earlier, the big cost uncertainty lies in the purpose and structrue of the wall that is being torn out.

If the wall is “easy” to prep (no plumbing, electrical, or ducts, a framer and drywall guy could run another couple thousand. I’d guess $8K on the low end and up to 20K on the high end.

[sdduuuude]

Call or stop by Mission Moulding on Chesapeake. They have all the materials one would need for the actual banister and may have some way of helping estimate the costs.

I’d guess the milled wood for a nice banister is gonna cost a couple thousand dollars, and a carpenter may want several thousand (3K+ ?) to put up the new railing and finish it, but you have to take out that wall first and, as mentioned earlier, the big cost uncertainty lies in the purpose and structrue of the wall that is being torn out.

If the wall is “easy” to prep (no plumbing, electrical, or ducts, a framer and drywall guy could run another couple thousand. I’d guess $8K on the low end and up to 20K on the high end.

[sdduuuude]

Call or stop by Mission Moulding on Chesapeake. They have all the materials one would need for the actual banister and may have some way of helping estimate the costs.

I’d guess the milled wood for a nice banister is gonna cost a couple thousand dollars, and a carpenter may want several thousand (3K+ ?) to put up the new railing and finish it, but you have to take out that wall first and, as mentioned earlier, the big cost uncertainty lies in the purpose and structrue of the wall that is being torn out.

If the wall is “easy” to prep (no plumbing, electrical, or ducts, a framer and drywall guy could run another couple thousand. I’d guess $8K on the low end and up to 20K on the high end.

[sdduuuude]

Call or stop by Mission Moulding on Chesapeake. They have all the materials one would need for the actual banister and may have some way of helping estimate the costs.

I’d guess the milled wood for a nice banister is gonna cost a couple thousand dollars, and a carpenter may want several thousand (3K+ ?) to put up the new railing and finish it, but you have to take out that wall first and, as mentioned earlier, the big cost uncertainty lies in the purpose and structrue of the wall that is being torn out.

If the wall is “easy” to prep (no plumbing, electrical, or ducts, a framer and drywall guy could run another couple thousand. I’d guess $8K on the low end and up to 20K on the high end.

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