Half newel posts add an attractive and sturdy finish where a landing balustrade meets a wall. Although you can
buy a newel post and slice it in half yourself, it’s much easier and more cost-effective to buy a pre-cut half
newel post. The huge range of designs and materials available means that you’ll be able to find one that suits
your balustrade.
You can choose from complete half newel posts or mix and match your design with bases, pegged half newel posts
and half newel post caps.
You’ll need to use adhesives and screws to attach a half newel to the wall. This is because half perform the
crucial job of securing the balustrade to the wall—they aren’t just for decorative purposes.
A half newel post cap is exactly that—a newel cap that’s been cut in half so it can fit on top of a half newel
post.
As with regular newel caps, half-size newel caps come in a range of designs so you can match the newel caps on
your full-size newel posts. Popular styles include acorn, pyramid and ball half newel caps.
What materials are available for half newel posts?
Like regular newel posts, half newel posts are usually made of wood, with oak, pine and hemlock among the most
popular choices. As with other stair parts, pine half newels tend to be more affordable than oak ones.
If there isn’t enough space against the wall to fit a half newel post, you can simply run the handrail directly
into the wall. It you are using spindles you can either fit a full spindles or slice a spindle in half length
ways to sit against the wall.
