Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount.
Installing vinyl railing on concrete.
Set the base plate under the post.
Otherwise stop filling the holes with concrete about 4 in.
Although few do it yourselfers relish the prospect of a weekend spent mixing hundreds of pounds of concrete and digging numerous post holes most can handle a vinyl fence installation.
Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top.
Concrete that holds the posts needs time to harden before the installation can be finished.
Step 4 attach your porch railing to a concrete floor.
Installing a vinyl fence.
To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts.
Installing a vinyl fence on a slope requires the use of the step method.
Plumb the posts and.
Using a rented core drill you can drill a hole through your concrete slab for each fence post.
Light weight design makes installation fast and easy.
The fence gradually steps up the slope so that each bay section is.
Plan your fence and follow the rules photo 1.
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.
Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post.
Plan the location of the fence carefully and you ll avoid costly mistakes that might be difficult to undo.
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.
When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount.
Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl 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.
Lay out the fence.