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Kreg sounds good. Are you talking about going in from the bottom of that top plate?
Posted by: 30V-6 (2476) on 2014-10-14 19:04:40 In Reply to: how would you attach the top of my deck railing to the posts? posted by Jestapilot on 2014-10-14 18:43:47	Share \| Report

Fill the holes with color matched silicone if they bug you. Looks like they would be hard to notice.

You might be picturing the screws in the 1 1/2" wide edge. Those would be much more noticeable.

Dowel or biscuit joint the two top rail pieces together?

Thread:

how would you attach the top of my deck railing to the posts? - Jestapilot 2014-10-14 18:43:47 (331 views)
- they make screws with heads that snap off for repairing floor squeaks?? prob not the best solution - phil type R 2014-10-14 23:40:24 (123 views)
- Invis mx2 fasteners - RKA 2014-10-14 21:52:28 (157 views)
  - How could you domino both sides? You could only do one side - PaulW 2014-10-15 08:14:21 (129 views)
    - You don't. - RKA 2014-10-15 20:17:44 (130 views)
- According to the picture... It's already done. - ragdoll 2014-10-14 20:26:46 (168 views)
  - no the top rail is just sitting on top unsecured - Jestapilot 2014-10-15 15:34:11 (152 views)
- Kreg sounds good. Are you talking about going in from the bottom of that top plate? - 30V-6 2014-10-14 19:04:40 (167 views)
  - you are right I imagined one screw on each side of the vertical portion of the hand rail - Jestapilot 2014-10-14 19:20:31 (144 views)
    - Yes. Two per end, 4 per post. - 30V-6 2014-10-15 09:48:51 (139 views)
    - Going from the bottom of the top plate up and into the post will be the - Grapeking 2014-10-15 06:51:46 (160 views)
- Drill vertically through the support that the ballusters are mounted to, then screw from bottom up. - dspang 2014-10-14 18:58:46 (152 views)
  - I thought about that but think it should be screwed into the posts for stability - Jestapilot 2014-10-14 19:21:27 (154 views)
    - Are the railings presently mounted to the support under them? - PaulW 2014-10-14 19:29:38 (172 views)
      - no they are just wedged on top of there  -  Jestapilot  2014-10-14 19:38:58 (132 views)
        
        Hard to tell from the photo, but if you have enough vertical travel before hitting the <edit>  -  gription  2014-10-15 09:31:19 (161 views)
        
        Or screw a SS clip angle to the post and rout a pocket in the bottom of the rail  -  gription  2014-10-15 10:12:17 (136 views)

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