How To Build A Porch Railing Yourself
Our mission was to build a railing that was sturdy and inexpensive yet a thing of beauty to behold.
How to build a porch railing yourself. The short side of the wood porch railing segment took a little more time due to a wood-to-brick mount required. The carpenter shows Bob the new railing on the deck off the master bedroom explaining that code requires that it be 36 inches tall. Cut several small blocks that length off of your scrap 2x4.
Its a pretty simple design with plain 2X2 spindles. Repeat this process with the opposite column. To build a deck railing start by figuring out how many posts you need then cut your wood to size and install the posts.
The balusters are the supports between the top and bottom rail. The carpenter then build. How to make porch railing easy with just 2x4s DIY.
Measure the desired height from the top of the porch along the porch columns. 1 2x4x10 pressure treated to use as rails 5. Set your railing assembly on.
Once you know what you need you should make sure you know exactly ho. Darek built this railing up his front porch steps using this Surface Mount Railing Kit. The railing features an aluminum finish made possible using our Surface L160A Railing Kit.
The flat painted finish complements the natural tones of the stone accent and wood siding. You can add a handrail to finish it off and make it even more secure. You will need to purchase enough 2 X 6 railing and 2 X 2 balusters to form the railing.