How to Repair a Loose Newel Post | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to bolster a wobbly post with a single screw. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping for How to Repair a Loose Newel Post:
- brace, made from scrap wood to press post tightly against stair tread
- extra-long, flat-head screw, used to fasten newel post to stair tread
- wood putty, used to conceal screw head
- 150-grit sandpaper, for smoothing the wood putty
- orimer and paint, used to finish area around the puttied screw head
Tools for How to Repair a Loose Newel Post:
- drill/driver, for drilling holes and driving screw
- layout square, used as a drilling guide
- standard-length twist-drill bit, used to start screw-shank clearance hole
- spade bit, for drilling counterbore hole
- extra-long bits, used to bore screw-shank-clearance and screw-pilot holes
- putty knife, used to apply wood putty
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