Stair post removal advice needed

FattBoyy

FattBoyy

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I am removing my stair post. After I removed the newel post there is a screw anchored to the floor upside down. Anyone know how to remove this ?

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Dremel it flush?
 
nobbie48 said:
Vice grips? It's possibly a double ended lag screw.

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I am putting in a rod iron balisters and newel post. I suppose if the rod iron newel post gets screwed on this would work.

Not familiar with lag screw concept

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If you are not going to reuse it then just use vise grips to turn it out. It is a double ended lag screw of some sort, bottom gets screwed in first then the post gets screwed into what sticks out.
 
Pipe wrench would be faster.

The other end of lag screw most likely has a finer thread that is screwed into the floor.
 
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FattBoyy said:
Won't the pipe wrench slip

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Pipe wrench designed for smooth steel pipe. It won't have a problem grabbing the screw. But it will chew up what it bites into. You won't be reusing that screw.
 
Vice grips. I doubt it will take much torque to back it out.
 
FattBoyy said:
Its almost half inch thick

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Fine then.
Hacksaw, or if you're feeling adventurous, Sawzall. :D
 
its called a dowel screw, a double ended lag . grab it with vice grips and it will spin out in minutes. Or just snap it off , but I'd screw it out. dont grind it off, just remove it
 
Okay it seems like I need the screw there for the next post thst I am going to install so no need to remove it after all..

So feel free to turn this in to political debate

Lol. in all seriousness thanks to all that gave advice

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crankcall said:
but I'd screw it out. dont grind it off, just remove it
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Thumbs up. a) you don't want to have to clean up grinding dust or metal shavings and b) leaving things in always comes back to bite you (you try to anchor the new post and the stub in the floor is in your way).
 
It's there because it's Trumps fault, or Putin, or Trudeau...
No one is really sure anymore.
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