How To Build A Deck Railing Post
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.
How to build a deck railing post. Screw the pieces together to form a snug-fitting collar. Insert the top portion of the post anchor into the opening and then drive the included fasteners through the pre-drilled openings. It uses a 26 or 54 top rail attached to each post top with three 3 screws or three 16d nails.
The guide is accepted by many code officials as compliant with the code. To install a deck post with the Titan Post Anchor first you will use a Hole Saw to create an opening in the bottom of your wooden deck post. Install the 2x4 or 2x6 rail cap over the top rail.
On many older decks the 44 posts were notched and then lagged to the rim joist with 38 in. The American Wood Council AWC publishes a prescriptive deck construction guide based on the IRC. For example a 42 railing with a 2x10 joist requires a post that is 51 12.
Make the collar by cutting two pieces of 16 about 132 in. Secure the top cap through the bottom of the 2x4 or 2x6 into the side of the bottom stair rail post. Notice that the top cap terminates into the rail post at the same height as the deck guardrail.
Step 3 Centrally place the short side of the L bracket onto the mark and fix the bracket to each deck post using two 25mm screws. Through Bolting and Tension Ties At the band joist codes now call for a double set of threaded bolts with nuts and. Or 12 in lag bolts or structural screws such as LedgerLoks.
Longer than the post width and two more pieces 1-12 in. 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. Mark on your deck post where you want the top railing to be making sure its at least 900mm from the deck.