How To Build Deck Railing Posts
For example a 42 railing with a 2x10 joist requires a post that is 51 12.
How to build deck railing posts. Because the post cap and the decking are the same thickness the portion of the railing. Deck railing posts also called balusters or spindles should not allow a 100mm sphere to pass through to adhere to the UK safety regulations for decking on ground level. Ad Distributors of fine stair parts for over 15 years.
You can use 2x4 for the upper and lower rails if you want to construct your own deck railings in wood. Attaching Deck Rail Posts. For building the deck stair railings we use common pressure treated lumber and we also recommend you to make the same choice as it looks very good and it is very durable.
No More Notching Carpenters used to routinely notch. Mark Kranenburg walks you through how to construct a simple wood deck rail on a deck and down a set of stairs. The American Wood Council AWC publishes a prescriptive deck construction guide based on the IRC.
To find the proper height of your posts for a given railing height simply add the desired railing height and the actual not nominal height of your deck joists. 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. It uses a 26 or 54 top rail attached to each post top with three 3 screws or three 16d nails.
You could try cutting the bottom rail with a circular saw but you will have to make in most cases two cuts one on each side of the bottom rail. To 36 we add 9 14 inches for the width of the 2x10 framing plus 1 inch for the thickness of the 54 decking and subtract 1 inch for the top cap - for a total railing post length of 45 14 inches. Free Shipping on orders over 49.
Free Shipping on orders over 49. Most states now require a specific bolted connection on decks. For integrated deckrail posts place the footers that will double as rail posts no more than six feet apart for 44 footers or 8 feet apart for 66 footers.