The perfect way to add instant character to your home
- A hand-forged style of stair runner rod, made with solid rods and finials.
- The Ball's finials (decorative ends) are integral to the rod.
- Wrought iron black effector stainless steel finish. Black available up 48" (1219mm), Stainless available up to 36" (914mm).
- Cylindrical rod: 12mm (1/2”) diameter.
- Supplied with a pair of matching-finished stair rod brackets with screws, suitable for installation with a runner or fitted carpet.
- Protective lacquer finish−just wipe clean.
- It is important to note that, like other stair runner rods, the Ball stair rods are purely decorative and do not fix the carpet to the stairs; a stair runner must be secured by another means of installation such as gripper.
What length to order
- The Blacksmith rods come in fixed lengths only with a universal styled bracket, which can be used for RUNNER carpets or FITTED carpets.
- For a runner: simply add around 100mm (4”) to the width of your runner to give you the approximate tip-to-tip measurement of your stair rod and then select the nearest length available. For example: if your runner is 690mm (around 27") wide then it would be best to order the 810mm option (around 32") rods. Note: the tip-to-tip measurement you order INCLUDES the finials.
- For fitted stair carpets: it is advisable to leave a 25-50mm (1-2”) gap on both sides, between the end of the finial (end piece) and the edge of your staircase (stringboard). For example: if your staircase measures around 1020mm (around 40”) across, then a 910mm (around 36”) stair rod would look well-balanced. Note: the tip-to-tip measurement you order INCLUDES the finials.
Fitting the Ball stair rods to your staircase
The stair rod brackets are supplied with No. 8 screws: drill a pilot hole before fixing the brackets to the staircase, then drill a 4mm clearance hole for the screw shank. It is suggested for softwood: drill a 3mm pilot hole and hardwood a 3.5mm pilot hole. To avoid damaging the screws it is suggested you use a low drill speed.
