Fasten Top Railing Cap

Sthe bottom rail is typically 3 1 2 to 4 inches above the decking.

Fasten top railing cap. Most designs have the top rail flush with the top of the posts so the post cap can rest on it. The deck railing is built. Just lay the spacer on the deck and the bottom rail on top of it. Get maximum visual interest from simple wooden railing by incorporating a 6x6 post at corners 4x4 post mid run.

Good to know make miter cuts at the ends of rail caps that will meet at corners. Follow the instructions in this article to attach the boards to the top rail and for drilling pilot holes and driving angled screws. Step 6 install the balusters. Better predrill those holes too.

Fasten by drilling pilot holes and driving screws or nails. To make a regular post cut two 1x4s and one 2x4 to the height of the railing minus the thickness of the rail cap. Cut another 2x4 to the same length plus the combined width of the outside joist and the decking thickness. If you are working with wooden railings you can make top rails from 2x4s or 2x6s.

01 48 how to attach deck railing. Screw the balusters into the top and bottom rails. They can be placed flat horizontal or on edge vertical. Screw the top cap to the top rail every 12 inches.

These run along the top of the posts and top rails. The easiest way is to use a 2 4 as a spacer. Typical deck codes say that a railing should have no opening larger than 4 inches. The cap rail that goes over the top rail is grooved underneath to fit nicely over the 2x4 on its edge.

Each railing panel is between a 4x4 post and consists of an upper and lower cedar 2x4 rail oriented on it s edge with aluminum pipe spindles every 4 inches. For a more finished look bevel the bottom of each baluster. On your existing 2x4 top rail using a countersink bit predrill a hole 1 below the top edge at an upward angle every 18 or so. The deck railings consist of 2 x 4 top and bottom rails attached to the back of the posts a 5 4 x 6 rail cap and 2 x 2 balusters.

Attach with structural screws not deck screws. How to do it yourself patio deck attaching railing and balusters. Run them along each post flush with the top. Attach the top cap to the posts using two 3 inch screws diagonally 2 inches apart.

Mix and match post and top rail sizes. Tip centering the cap on the rail if the railing cap is 5 1 2 inches wide and is resting on a 1 1 2 inch thick top rail with 3 4 inch thick balusters which do provide some support then to be centered the cap.