Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top.
Installing vinyl deck railing posts.
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.
When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount.
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.
Low maintenance with no sanding scraping or painting required.
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.
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.
The rise in popularity of deck railing post anchors is no surprise.
Post install kit for 36 in.
Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount.
Most railings will arrive with all of the necessary parts included from the posts and spindles to the brackets and screws.
Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post.
Cost to install porch or deck railings.
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.
Next you ll need to purchase the vinyl railing which should arrive as a kit.
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.
Supported by a transferable limited lifetime warranty.