Building A Deck Railing Youtube

Rails are installed so that we will have something to attach the balusters or pickets to.

Building a deck railing youtube.

Learn the details in how to build a deck. If you are building a pvc railing the posts should be no further apart than 6 ft 1 8 m. If you are building the railing from pressure treated wood a railing can span about 8 ft 2 4 m between posts but check your local building code. They rest on a solid foundation and are attached to the deck with hangers.

Cut the bracing from the same 2 x lumber you used for the joists for this deck 2 x 8 lumber. Thus if one side of your deck is 16 ft 4 9 m you will only need to mount one post in the center. This is a wonderful deck railing idea that looks especially stunning if you live in an old victorian style house or have a wrap around deck. We re using our deck foundation posts for the rail posts so they have to be cut off at a uniform height above the deck.

Install railing posts along the outside of the deck framing using deck anchors attached to the joists. Secure the posts with carriage bolts. Once the rails are screwed to the posts attach the. Along the end joists use deck screws to attach extra bracing between the floor joists and end joists to mount the anchors.

Thanks to the unique fittings the rail can be installed at any angle. Install the plastic mounts that came with your railing kit and attach the bottom rail. We are using 2 x 4 boards for our top and bottom rails. Once you ve completed installing deck boards on your deck you ll want to add handrails.

Wood decking and railings. This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed. Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart. When building a stair rail with the kit all you have to do is input the length of the rail needed and the powder coated color if desired.

Determine locations of railing posts including at the corners by the house at the outside corners and at the top of the stairs according to building codes. Kee klamp customer mynor built this dual deck staircase railing in canoga park california using this surface mount railing kit. Now we ll show you how to build a deck railing. This deck has deck anchors attached to the joists which makes for a stronger railing.

However you could always just show the design and leave it to the experts.