Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 12, 2015 8:23 pm Hi just wondered if anyone has upgraded from their builders standard balustrades to glass or wooden ones. We will have a very generic powdered black steel balustrade which I thought would be ok but now thinking of seeing if it could be upgraded. I'm a bit scared of whether this could blow our budget though...has anyone done this and was the cost very high? Thanks Re: Staircase / balustrades - has anyone upgraded? 2Apr 12, 2015 8:31 pm Hi trimum We upgraded to stainless steel balustrade and semi cantilvered timber treads and risers. The timber is Victorian Ash which is also known as Tasmanian Oak. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Staircase / balustrades - has anyone upgraded? 3Apr 12, 2015 8:55 pm Thanks for sharing the pic Shambini! Wow that's stunning! Very nice! We were told an upgraded staircase could be over $15k so thought about maybe looking just at changing the balustrade, I really like the timber handrail you have. Re: Staircase / balustrades - has anyone upgraded? 4Apr 12, 2015 9:15 pm Ours was about an 8k upgrade. Gaving the semi cantilevered stairs achieves a modern look at a fraction of the price of full cantilevered/stringer stairs. Our staircase still has to be stained and lacqured. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Staircase / balustrades - has anyone upgraded? 5Apr 12, 2015 9:16 pm It was about 700 to upgrade from balck to a stainless steel balustrade. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Staircase / balustrades - has anyone upgraded? 6Apr 12, 2015 9:33 pm Thanks for that it looks great!! I think I will call general stairs who are the contractors for the staircase and ask for some upgrade prices, we could certainly change the black steel at the least. Staircases and sausages. Should thou wish to keep thy palate sweet for sausages, avert thine eyes from their crafting. 14 4590 Not sure if that works? I was told the issue is the headspace clearance requirement on step 4. My builder is proposing shifting the beam 310mm towards the kitchen...I'm… 2 2548 Hi All, we are starting to think of building with Masterpiece Builders in Victoria, has anyone had any feedback or experience with them 0 13588 |