How To Put Rails On A Concrete Porch
Lay the bracket on the concrete and mark the center point of the bolt hole with a carpenters pencil keeping the bracket aligned square to the railing.
How to put rails on a concrete porch. Randall was able to add a series of rail to protect people from slipping or falling and putting a damper on their day at the lake. Its common for builder-owners to place multiple posts on the porch to support the railing. A custom fireplace is the visual focus of this craftsman style homes living room while the U-shaped kitchen and elegant bedroom showcase gorgeous pendant lights.
Place the flange on the concrete base where you will be installing the railing. My patio is smaller but I would like to put 1 or 2 posts in between the columnsposts that are already in place holding up the patio roof. Bring the flange up and put it to the side.
Decide where you want your posts to be located and then mark them with chalk or a pencil dark enough that you can see it. This set of steps leads down a Marina. Measure on the concrete where each post will be placed.
The patio in the video is a wooden deck so they just used a jigsaw to cut a hole for the 4X4 post. Grab your hammer drill and drill into the concrete where you marked the holes. Drill Holes for Anchors.
Project completed by Wendy Langstons Everything Home interior design firm which serves Carmel Zionsville Fishers Westfield Noblesville and Indianapolis. The end result pairs great with the stone concrete steps and the fall colors of the leaves make these pictures look fantastic. Have someone hold the railing on the porch then mark where the posts will go.
In this video Ill go into detail on how to install vinyl railing in concrete. Mark holes with a sharpie marker. Its the same procedure on a wood deck if the posts are already in.