Installing Vinyl Railing On Concrete

Below grade and pack in soil on top of the wet concrete.

Installing vinyl railing on concrete.

Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor. Plumb the posts and. Stretch a string line tightly along the proposed fence run locate the corner posts and dig 3 ft deep postholes. Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post.

Step 4 attach your porch railing to a concrete floor. Make sure that the holes are 10 inches in diameter and deep enough to hold the length of your post plus 6 inches for a layer of gravel. Set the base plate under the post. Concrete that holds the posts needs time to harden before the installation can be finished.

Plan the location of the fence carefully and you ll avoid costly mistakes that might be difficult to undo. Otherwise stop filling the holes with concrete about 4 in. Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount. Using a rented core drill you can drill a hole through your concrete slab for each fence post.

Installing a vinyl fence on a slope requires the use of the step method. Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top. Installing a vinyl fence. When installing a fence on an existing concrete pad some fence installers prefer to core drill through the concrete and set posts the traditional way embedded in concrete underground.

Post install kit for 36 in. Attach the first post to the house wall with the mounting brackets one near the top rail and one just above the baluster rail baseline. To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts. Lay out the fence.

When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount. Plan your fence and follow the rules photo 1.