Installing Vinyl Railing On Stairs

This vinyl railing is veranda from home dep.

Installing vinyl railing on stairs.

Plumb posts and install optional post skirt before installing rail mounting brackets. When installing posts sometimes a vinyl post can be placed right in the ground around a cement patio. Install the post three feet into the ground using a 60 pound bag of concrete to hold the post in position. Use a leveling screw to fasten the top and bottom bracket at one end of the rail.

Labor will cost around 150 for three hours 50 per hour and materials will be roughly 300. There will be a little setup and clean up time too. 3 5 hours 80 feet of easy railing installation. I would give this a 2 or 3 out of 10 as far.

Determine the distance between the deck and the bottom rail based on local code generally 2. Remove the top railing and place it on top of the bottom railing. A team of two experienced installers can install 15 to 40 linear feet of vinyl deck railing per hour based on job complexity. To hide the screw holes install screw caps.

4 7 hours 80 feet of average railing installation. With the brackets before starting installation. It s really easy to work with and install. You can install 10 feet of vinyl railing for around 450 or 20 40 per foot.

He also had one expensive one he suggested i should replace all the columns with new vinyl ones as the existing wooden ones would not take the vinyl porch railing. The less expensive stuff. Stair installation requires the rail ends to be cut at the same angle as the stairs. Tips for installing severe weather railing stair sections.

To put up the railing on the right side of the stairs i would need a post installed as the first column is about two and a half feet to the right of the stairs.