Baluster Spacing The following example will demonstrate how to user your Construction Master™ product to calculate the exact spacing between each baluster in a stair or balcony handrail.
Example:
1. You are going to install a handrail at the top of a balcony. Your total span is 156 Inches and you would like the space between the balusters to be about 4 Inches. If each baluster is 1-1/2 Inches wide, what is the exact spacing between each baluster?
Step 1: Estimate the number of balusters in the span.
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156 [Inch] [÷]
156 INCH
5 [Inch] 1 [/] 2 [=]
28.36364 (28 balusters)
Step 2: Find the total space 'occupied' by the balusters by multiplying the width of each baluster by the rounded number of balusters.
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1 [Inch] 1 [/] 2 [×]
1 1/2 INCH
28 [=]
42 INCH
Step 3: Find the total space between all balusters.
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156 [Inch] [−]
156 INCH
42 [Inch] [=]
114 INCH
Step 4: Find the actual baluster spacing by dividing the total space between all balusters by the number of spaces between the balusters (number of balusters plus one equals 29).