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Building a Home Porches & Decks Design Dilemma

Porch Railing, Cable/Wire System and Baluster?

5 years ago

Working on the design for our upstairs exterior porch. We're wanting to use "cabling" (or thick wire) for the barrier. I've been able to find a wiring system to use for this, although open to suggestions, but on a more simple matter, I haven't found the best way to secure my 4x4 "posts" to the porch floor.

I'm thinking that a post attached "on top" of porch would perhaps look a little nicer than the one in the pic (which is bolted to the side of the porch.)

Suggestions?

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lyfia
5 years ago
Google surface mount
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Steve OnaRiver
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5 years ago
Thanks!!
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ILoveRed
5 years ago
Ours is all done by one company. The cable, post and handrail. Off the top of my head cant recall the name. I wanted vertical cable so my grandkids couldn’t climb on it. Let me know if you want the brand. I’ll look it up.
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wdccruise
5 years ago
I like the design in the photo you included with your question.
1. Attaching the posts to the side of the balcony places the posts and other parts outside the balcony footprint, maximizing usable space.
2. The bolts and are not visible from inside the balcony providing a clean look when viewed from within balcony. The bases of the posts in IloveRed's photo are, in contrast, fussy.
3. Attaching the posts to the side may be stronger than attaching them to the top which might require some kind of bracket.
-- amateur
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User
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Horizontal infill at guardrails was forbidden in the 2000 IRC for child safety reasons but it was removed a year later and has not appeared in subsequent IRC code editions.

Thru-bolts are the best connection for posts but MasterFastener's FlatLOK or LedgerLOK screws are good too.
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