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  • Do you havea any access to the floor below? (That construction seems peculiar...I assume the plywood is just spacers to make the 2x4 stack match the 2x6 on the side?) Also, given that the stack there isn't square, are you wanting to make your (presumably square) newel post flush with the 2x4 adjacent to the floor, or the 2x4 that's at the drywall corner? Commented Jul 28, 2024 at 13:12