Install them flush with the top.
Fasten top railing cap.
Typical deck codes say that a railing should have no opening larger than 4 inches.
00 12 how to measure cut and prepare deck railing.
Attach with structural screws not deck screws.
If you are working with wooden railings you can make top rails from 2x4s or 2x6s.
Follow the instructions in this article to attach the boards to the top rail and for drilling pilot holes and driving angled screws.
01 48 how to attach deck railing.
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.
Cut another 2x4 to the same length plus the combined width of the outside joist and the decking thickness.
Install your cap rail by running 2 3 screws per end into the adjacent post run screws up from bottom edge of 2x4 cap rail into post to hide those screws.
Most designs have the top rail flush with the top of the posts so the post cap can rest on it.
Just lay the spacer on the deck and the bottom rail on top of it.
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.
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.
To make a regular post cut two 1x4s and one 2x4 to the height of the railing minus the thickness of the rail cap.
Get maximum visual interest from simple wooden railing by incorporating a 6x6 post at corners 4x4 post mid run.
Sthe bottom rail is typically 3 1 2 to 4 inches above the decking.
For a more finished look bevel the bottom of each baluster.
Attach the top cap to the posts using two 3 inch screws diagonally 2 inches apart.
The deck railing is built.
Fasten by drilling pilot holes and driving screws or nails.
How to do it yourself patio deck attaching railing and balusters.
Step 6 install the balusters.
These run along the top of the posts and top rails.
Run them along each post flush with the top.
Screw the top cap to the top rail every 12 inches.
They can be placed flat horizontal or on edge vertical.
The cap rail that goes over the top rail is grooved underneath to fit nicely over the 2x4 on its edge.
The easiest way is to use a 2 4 as a spacer.
Mix and match post and top rail sizes.
Better predrill those holes too.
