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).

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114 [Inch] [÷] 114 INCH
29 [=] 3 15/16 INCH


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