Spindle Calculator

How to measure for Spindles

What you’ll need

• A tape measure
• An angle finder or angle finder phone app
• Pen and paper to write down your measurement
• Someone to help hold the tape (for long distances)

• 1
  Identify what you're measuring

  For STAIRS: Look at your staircase from the side. You'll measure the diagonal length where your handrail goes (X). Measure the angle of the base rail that runs up the stairs.
  For LANDINGS: Look at the horizontal railing area on your landing 
or balcony (X).
• 2
  Find your start and end points

  Look for the posts at each end of your railing. You'll be measuring between the inside faces of these posts - not including the posts themselves.
• 3
  Take the measurement

  For STAIRS: Place your tape at the bottom post and stretch it to the top post, following the angle of the stairs. For the pitch angle, if using phone app,place on top of base rail.
  For LANDINGS: Stretch your tape straight across from one post to the other, keeping it level.
• 4
  Record your measurement

  Write down this measurement in millimetres (mm). This is the number you'll enter into the calculator.