the pieces of a system that form the complete stair rail system. The pieces used are balusters, handrail, post and sometimes a bottom rail.

A row of balusters topped with a railing.

the low wall made up of a series of balusters and railings

Railing on a porch or stairway that is held up by a set of posts.

The safety barrier which runs alongside a staircase or landing.

A railing composed of balusters and a top rail running along the edge of a porch, balcony, roof, or stoop.

The entire railing system, with a row of balusters topped by a rail.

a series of regularly spaced uprights (baluster) topped by a rail to provide an ornamental and protective barrier along the edge of stairs, roof, balcony, or porch; were typically turned and heavy as part of the Georgian style, simpler and slender for the Federal style, and heavier again with the Greek Revival and Italianate styles

The combination of railing held up by balusters.

A railing held up by balusters.

The entire assembly that supports the handrail. It consists of newels, balusters and the handrail.

The collection of rails and posts with a rail along the top that form the waist height wall to the sides of stairs or to a terrace or balcony.

Collective name to the whole infilling from handrail down to floor level at edge of a stair.

A row of upright, often vase-shaped supports topped by a rail that prevents people from falling over the edge of a staircase.

balusters are upright, often vase-shaped, supports for a railing, commonly found around a balcony or porch, or just above the parapet of a building at the roof line. A series of balusters with a handrail and base rail forms a balustrade.

A railing with posts or balusters and a handrail.

A low barrier (made of carved and painted wooden spindles and a railing) often created in the mission churches.

A complete railing system consisting of a top handrail supported on balusters (which sometimes rest on a bottom rail).

A railing, as along a path or stairway.

A railing composed of POSTS (balusters) and a handrail.

A barrier system which includes handrails, newels and balusters.

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

a low railing made of stone, wood, metal, glass, or other materials and designed to prevent falls from roofs and other elevated architectural areas

a railing along the front of a gallery

a railing with balusters (support columns) Barge Board A barge board is nailed against the outer face of a wall, along the slopes of a gable end of a house to hide the rafter and to make a neat finish

a row of repeating balusters -- small posts which support the upper

a stone railing

A railing with supporting balusters.

System of railings and supports

A stair system including the framework of rail, newels and balusters. The system is designed to flow together from like components.

A railing with symmetrical supports.

The rails along a porch or balcony.

A handrail, usually supported by small pillars

A railing or parapet consisting of a handrail on balusters, sometimes also includes a bottom rail.

A railing composed of post (balusters) and a handrail.

A railing, usually along the edge of a balcony or verandah.

The framework formed by the combination of rail, newels and balusters. two basic types: Over the post and Post to Post

A row of balusters and the railing connecting them. Used as a stair rail and also above the cornice on the outside of a building.

The balustrade refers to the section of the stair or balcony rail that forms the handrail, middle and bottom rail or section. The whole unit is the balustrade where the slats or rails in between are balusters.

A railing made up of balusters, top rail, and sometimes bottom rail, used on the edge of stairs, teal conies, and porches.

A rail system which includes handrail, newels and balusters.

Railing at a stairway, porch or roof

a connected series of balusters surrounding balconies, terraces, parapets, steps, staircases, tops of houses, etc. They are sometimes used solely as ornaments.

(13) -- a row of balusters, surmounted by a rail, forming an ornamented parapet or barrier along the edge of a terrace or balcony (Oxford Dict.)

A baluster is a short pillar with a curved outline and a balustrade is a barrier made with pillars of this type and topped with a coping or rail. The word comes from the Greek word (balustion) for a pomegranate flower which resembles the shape of a baluster. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

A framed or unframed barrier between handrail and floor level (see also handrail).

Collective term including hand-rail, baluster rails and sections of step on which they are mounted.

railing supported by balusters.

a rail and row of supporting posts, especially along a stair or porch

A barrier or form of guarding, generally waist-height, which protects people from falling where there is a change in floor level, for example stairs and balconies.

Handrail used at end of stairs and on landings.

a handrail supported by short posts

1. A row of short pillars called balusters, which support a handrail. 2. On some buildings a balustrade appears over the primary entablature.

A row of balusters (upright supports) topped by a rail. The railing of a staircase is an example of a type of balustrade.

The handrail supported by Balusters.

a row of balusters with rail as used on a balcony.

A continuous parapet sustained by a row of balusters at regular intervals.

An ornamental fencing consisting of a series of balusters supporting a railing or molding. (See illustration Terra Cotta)

An entire railing system as along the edge of a balcony or stair. Includes top rail, balusters, and a bottom rail. Runs of balustrade are occasionally separated by newel piers.

A railing formed by balusters, that is, upright supports in a variety of turned shapes, customarily swelling towards the base.

An entire railing system with top rail and balusters.

The side of an escalator extending above the steps. It includes skirt panels, interior panels, decks and handrails.

Railing held up by a set of posts on a porch or stairway.

A railing made up of balusters and top rail, that is used on the edge of stairs, balconies and porches.

A railing made up of a top rail, balusters and often a bottom rail.

A ROW OF BALUSTERS TOPPED BY A RAIL, EDGING A BALCONY OR STAIRCASE.

a railing of small posts or balusters topped by a coping usually at the edge of stairs or on a roof. (IMAGE)

A row of balusters which are vertical members that support the handrail of a staircase

The entire railing enclosing a porch, staircase, balcony or deck, made up of a series of vertical balusters. BAY: The number of regularly repeated horizontal openings across the façade of a building. (A building with a door and four windows on the ground floor is said to have a five-bay façade.) BAY WINDOW: A window that projects from the external wall of a building. BOND: An arrangement and pattern of masonry units (such as bricks) used to provide strength and stability (and sometimes an ornamental effect) in a masonry wall. HEADER: The short end of a brick. STRETCHER: The long side of a brick. BRACKET: A small projection, usually carved or decorated, that supports (or appears to support) the projecting eave of a roof, a window or door lintel, or the junture of a porch column and roof. COLUMN: A vertical support that is usually cylindrical. A column may be weight bearing or merely ornamental. These supports can also be square, tapered, or carved, and are sometimes called posts, piers, pillars, or turned spindles.

The rail, posts and vertical balusters along the edge of a stairway or elevated walkway are known as the Balustrade.

row of columns supporting a railing

A row of balusters topped by a railing on a stair, porch, or balcony.