Cutting the rails for balustrade panel and fixing - Decking project 8

Decking project 8 sees the work being done on the balustrade - in particular the accurate cutting of the decking balustrade top and bottom rails. Top being the handrail and bottom being the frame support - ensuring a gap to deck surface of no more then 100mm.

Here the rails are laid alongside to fixed decking newel and the exact offset angle of the newel is marked on the top rail - ready for cutting at the correct angle.

Tape laid along the balustrade handrail in readiness to mark the positions of the upright spindles to ensure no more than the allowed 100mm gap between deck balustrade spindles  

An essential part of any raised decking project, is the provision of sturdy balustrades which consist of top and bottom balustrade hard rail together with upright decking spindles.

All graded preserved for outside use. Tanalith treated in this instance.
Spindles are now screwed into the top rail.

 

 

Bottom rail is offered to the part completed balustrade section and marked to ensure parallel gap all the way up the adjacent spindles.

It would be a good idea to test drill and screw at angles on scraps of decking before starting this work.

In this instance, the spindles were affixed to the bottom tail by way of pre-drilled holes to take 50mm decking screw.

 

 

Top and bottom decking balustrade panels rails affixed to the deck newel in predrilled holes using a 175mm exterior grade screw.

Use of exterior grade fixings is of paramount importance. Normal household DIY fixings are not suitable for any deck work or deck balustrade panel unit.

Firm fixing of the balustrade to the upright newel supports is essential for raised =- and other - decks.

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