How Do You Build A Simple Porch Railing
Measure the distance between the posts.
How do you build a simple porch railing. This railing was built from scratch but its as simple and typical as they come. Mark Kranenburg walks you through how to construct a simple wood deck rail on a deck and down a set of stairs. Heres a list of the materials we used.
So if youd like to stick with the basic design of the deck just with an added flair then you might want to consider this option. Lay out and cut the stringers. Adding railing to your porch in just a few hours.
Yet they add a nice modern feel to a deck. If you didnt install the posts yourself youll need to know the exact. Using a tape measure make a pencil mark in the center of each post.
How to make porch railing easy with just 2x4s DIY. 1 6 rail cap pressure treated 5. Step 7 Screw Assembled Porch Railing Units to Posts.
Mark the railing height on the posts. We wanted to match the existing porch railing. 1 2x4x10 pressure treated to use as rails 5.
Its a pretty simple design with plain 2X2 spindles. First build a level landing pad for the stair stringers. An affordable simple quick porch railing build including balusters and a newel post.