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.
Installing vinyl deck railing posts.
When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post 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.
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.
Assembly is like playing with a child s toy due to the prefabricated makeup of the railings.
Prices vary depending on what materials you choose.
The average cost to install a 10 foot deck railing is 925 with projects varying from 420 to 6 480 materials alone can range from 150 to 6 000 for a 10 foot section labor varies but averages at about 70 per hour or 30 per linear foot.
Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post.
Supported by a transferable limited lifetime warranty.
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.
Cost to install porch or deck railings.
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.
Next you ll need to purchase the vinyl railing which should arrive as a kit.
Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount.
Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top.
Light weight design makes installation fast and easy.
The rise in popularity of deck railing post anchors is no surprise.
Low maintenance with no sanding scraping or painting required.