When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount.
Installing vinyl deck railing posts.
Two guys custom cut and install 31 feet of vinyl porch railings using a portable saber saw with a 10 inch blade drill and bits for square screw heads.
The baluster length equals the height of the railing above the deck minus the gap between the bottom of the railing and the deck about 2 to 3 inches minus the thickness of the.
Light weight design makes installation fast and easy.
Tip a post next to the house where the railing runs into the house some decks use a 2x4 attached to the house s siding rather than a 4x4 post.
Anyone who has experienced the ease and speed of installation eliminating notching of decking and tricky carpentry skills or all the hardware required for setting posts into joists knows this intimately.
In our railing the post length equals the height of the railing above the deck plus the decking thickness plus the joist width minus the thickness of the cap rail.
Supported by a transferable limited lifetime warranty.
The rise in popularity of deck railing post anchors is no surprise.
Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post.
Anyone with basic carpentry skills can cut and assemble a vinyl railing in an afternoon.
Assembly is like playing with a child s toy due to the prefabricated makeup of the railings.
Next you ll need to purchase the vinyl railing which should arrive as a kit.
Low maintenance with no sanding scraping or painting required.
Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top.
Prices vary depending on what materials you choose.
Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount.
If your stairs will come out at an angle the railing posts should face in that direction so the stair railings can be easily attached.
Most railings will arrive with all of the necessary parts included from the posts and spindles to the brackets and screws.