How To Build A Deck Railing
B 24 lumber RAILS.
How to build a deck railing. D 14 lumber TRIMS. C 22 lumber 28 BALUSTERS. This railing for this bock dockdeck was built by Dennis in Rockwood Tennessee.
Mark Kranenburg walks you through how to construct a simple wood deck rail on a deck and down a set of stairs. Wood posts are used for the railing uprights while Kee Klamp fittings and piep are used to reate the horizontal railings. If you arent accustomed to these materials just go at your local store and you will find the right ones.
Along the end joists use deck screws to attach extra bracing between the end joists and floor joists to mount the anchors. A 44 lumber 41 14 POSTS. Chalk line tape measure spirit level carpentry pencil.
On many older decks the 44 posts were notched and then lagged to the rim joist with 38 in. Building codes define the minimum height and strength of the railing system as well as the size of gaps in the railing they must be small enough that a small child cannot slip through. Whether you are looking to build a new deck rail or just update the old one by painting the beams a classy white it will brighten things up and give your deck a new fresh and clean look.
We used 4 x 4 pressure treated lumber for our railings posts. Ad Distributors of fine stair parts for over 15 years. Free Shipping on orders over 49.
We decided to go with a pretty simple pressured treated railing consisting of the posts rails spindles and top. In order to build deck railings you need to use the following. To attach the pipe railing to the wood posts the Flange fitting is used.