How To Install Deck Stair Railing Posts
15 feet 5 feet 3.
How to install deck stair railing posts. Bolt the posts to the inside of the rim joists. Pre drill and screw the ends of the top cap into the rail posts and secure the center with additional screws. At first you should use the electric screwdriver at low speeds and as the screw enters in the wood you have to increase the speed. Measure the distance between posts at two corners and divide by the distance allowed between posts.
Install the 2x4 or 2x6 rail cap over the top rail. Cut another 2x4 to the same length plus the combined width of the outside joist and the decking thickness. Both should rest on the decking. Install the first deck stair railing using an electric screwdriver and 3 wood screws.
For a composite railing system slide the post sleeve over the wood post then the post sleeve skirt over the post sleeve. Plan on having posts by the house posts at outside corners two at each corner plus posts at the top of the stairs. Bolts should be vertically spaced no less than 5 1 8 inch apart. Fasten by drilling pilot holes and driving screws or nails.
Make a regular post to make a regular post cut two 1x4s and one 2x4 to the height of the railing minus the thickness of the rail cap. Check out how to build a deck. Maximum spacing of posts is 72 inches on center. They draw the baluster up closer to the deck edge and make a slightly firmer joint than surface mounted posts.
Creating a stair landing one method for a landing is to install concrete footers and posts and secure the stringers to the posts. Round up to the nearest whole number then subtract 1. Mark the posts for a notch that is 1 1 2 inches deep and as long as the depth of the joist about 7 1 2 inches for a 2x8 joist about 9 1 2 inches for a 2x10.