It's easy to connect deck railing posts to the floor joists of the deck. No Lag Bolts! Don't lag bolt a I didn't build the deck originally. To connect the new posts to
Sturdy deck railings are critical safety features for raised decks and must meet On many older decks the 4×4 posts were notched and then lagged to the rim joist with . It is not too difficult to build your own cable railing with components now
Guardrail posts act as levers when a force is applied along the top rail. The weak link isn't where the bolts hold the post to the rim joist but rather where the rim
To build any handrail system you must start with a strong foundation. For the posts I used 4-by-4's stained to match the deck. When installing the posts, EHT
Deck Railing Post Anchors - Innovative ideas to install railing posts on your deck, But if you need to build an real "guardrail" that can meet the horizontal load