Timeline for How can I mount an angled deck rail to the newel post?
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| May 15, 2023 at 3:59 | history | edited | spacediver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 13, 2023 at 14:50 | comment | added | spacediver | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 14:43 | comment | added | isherwood | Then you nee to box across inside the stringers, not outside, and not flat like that. Put individual blocks in each stringer gap at the back of the segment contacting the ground, and be sure the bottom riser is well fastened. Sideways forces need sideways bracing, not a flat patch. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 14:40 | comment | added | spacediver | It was more to resist lateral forces to the bottom two posts. Before I installed these braces, if you were to apply a lateral force to the bottom post, the outer stringer would twist a bit. These braces helped to limit this twisting, thus making the posts feel more solid. After I've installed the hand rails, I may remove these braces and re-assess whether they're that important. I agree they are a bit of an eye sore. I don't think they'd work mounted to the inside of the stringer, as the inside of the stringer doesn't line up with the inside of the other post to which it would be attached. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 14:28 | comment | added | isherwood | I can't imagine where the stringers would go, and for that short of a span there shouldn't be much bounce. I'd replace those blocks with 2x4s on the inside so they don't look like a tacked-on afterthought. That'll hold the post just as well, and if they need lateral support run a 2x4 across between them. If you do have stringer bounce, add 2x4s to them underneath where they're hidden. I can't tell how many you have, but I'd expect four at that stair width. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 14:02 | comment | added | spacediver | for more context, neither the bottom posts nor the stringers are anchored to the ground - they are merely resting on it. And I'm using lscz stringer connectors to attach stringers to deck). | |
| May 13, 2023 at 13:45 | comment | added | spacediver | I installed that on both sides to restrict the degrees of freedom of motion of the stringers (and the two connected posts). It helped reduce lateral and upward motion of the stringers relative to the deck itself. I realize the risk is that if there is movement in the ground, this could cause issues, but I can easily uninstall them if so. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 13:30 | comment | added | isherwood | I'm curious what the 2x10 on the stringer is for. It looks like a patch. I'd bet we can do better. Or is it temporary? | |
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| May 13, 2023 at 13:23 | history | edited | spacediver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 13, 2023 at 13:07 | answer | added | isherwood | timeline score: 1 | |
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| May 13, 2023 at 2:11 | history | asked | spacediver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |