Installing Vinyl Railing On Concrete

Some vinyl railing installations need a 4 by 4 pressure treated post with a vinyl post sleeve placed over top.

Installing vinyl railing on concrete.

Plumb the posts and. Concrete that holds the posts needs time to harden before the installation can be finished. Bolt the post mount on to concrete or wood and then place a vinyl post sleeve over the mount. Installing a vinyl fence on a slope requires the use of the step method.

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. Stretch a string line tightly along the proposed fence run locate the corner posts and dig 3 ft deep postholes. Lay out the fence. Plan the location of the fence carefully and you ll avoid costly mistakes that might be difficult to undo.

Railings is a structural steel post that can be mounted on wood or concrete in lieu of using a pressure treated post. The fence gradually steps up the slope so that each bay section is. When installing a post on a concrete patio or wood deck you will need a post mount. 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.

Installing a vinyl fence. 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. Post install kit for 36 in. Plan your fence and follow the rules photo 1.

Using a rented core drill you can drill a hole through your concrete slab for each fence post. Use a steel post plate mounting system to attach your vinyl porch railing to a concrete floor. To install a vinyl fence start by using a power auger or a post hole digger to dig the holes for your fence posts. 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.

Set the base plate under the post. Below grade and pack in soil on top of the wet concrete.