Hello everyone wow how time flies ! The weather has not been the best for working outside but yesterday was decent so I worked on the railing structure on one end of the deck . I took 2x6's and cut them to 48 " long and they are screwed to the outside structure of the deck when completed I will also through bolt . The 2x6's are vertical . I then took 4x4's and cut them to 46 " and centered them on the 2x6 and screwed them together . Went under the deck and ran screws through the deck boards into the bottom of the posts ( great suggestion by Milt thanks ) they are quite solid . This leaves a 1 " flange on either side of the post .
I then used 2x4's laying on top of the 2x6's running from post to post to tie them together at the top , this makes a 3 sided " frame " for the hog fence . I cut the galvanized hog fence with a zip wheel to the correct size , I used 2x4's laying flat on the deck to space the hog fence up off the floor surface so leaves/pine needles could escape or be easily swept with a broom . When the hog fence was cut to size I placed it into the framework and then cut 2x4's and 2x2's and sandwiched the hog fence in place .
Everything is screwed together so can easily be undone for any future repairs if needed . So I have two 2x4's running horizontally which is the base structure for the handrail cap I think I'm just going to use 5/4x6 deck boards as the cap . My wife and I really like the look , it is very open and visually unobtrusive . Here are two pics how do you guys like it ? Today I hope to turn the corner and get at least one panel installed on the long back side , these will be full 8 ' long but cut to height . Then it's supposed to rain the rest of the week
The 4x4 posts will extend above the rail cap by about an inch or so , I did that to allow solar post cap lights to be installed . I will have to figure out if I want a light on every post or every other .
