Deck Railing Consideration
Deck railing is a very important and sometimes overlooked factor in the regular maintenance of your home. If deck railing fails or breaks it can just be costly to repair, but it can also cause physical damage depending on who is using the railing, what condition it fails in and of course what level of the house it happens on. The bottom line is that the condition of your railing is very important. There are several factors to take into consideration when replacing your railing. One is whether you will stain and seal or paint and seal your new hand rail.
I recommend that when building a new hand rail that you pre cut all the lumber. Once all pieces are pre cut, then paint or stain and seal each piece individually. Each piece should be coated and dried and couple times to ensure proper seal. The end pieces or cross grain should be soaked or coated up to three or four times. When all pieces have been coated and sealed properly then the assembly should take place. After the entire railing system has been installed then you can come back and do a final coat to touch up any scratches or areas that may have been compromised in the building process. This application will take a little longer initially, but since each piece has been sealed individually, the areas between the wood will not rot and thus the life of you rail will last much longer and make the extra time for installation pay off in the long run.
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