The newell post for the upper end of my staircase projects downward into my living room (about 6" down from the ceiling). It would seem neater to cut this off so it's flush with the underside of the staircase. There must be some good reason for this, as it was exactly the same at my previous house. I'm not going to cut it, but does anyone know why it's been left in this way?
Probably because cutting it off would weaken the stability of the landing section as the newell post is secured to the staircase when put together?
The protrusion is purely decorative. How could it be otherwise ?
The OP could attach a small moulding to the base if it is really plain and ugly, or trim it back to 2-3" and leave it or decorate as required. I think the newel post on my half landing is a couple of inches below the false ceiling.
I would guess so that the joint isn't too near the end, rather like the horn on a sash window
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I would guess it is to provide additional strength to the highly stressed joint/fixing which is higher up the post.
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