How To Install Newel Post To Floor

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How to install newel post to floor.

I m installing some newel posts for a client today. The floor framing consists of clear span floor trusses with 1 1 2 inch top cord not enough to fasten anything to. The posts serve as support for the entire rail system and must be securely attached to the floor. Lag must be installed into solid bracing.

Mounting the post through the floor is by far the strongest most durable and probably the best method but the difficulty is such that it is rarely if ever required. The ceiling below is all finished the floor that the railing goes on is a laminate wood floor. Locate the center of where your newel post will be installed on the floor and pre drill all holes figure a. Finally my personally recommended method of newel post installation unless you mount the post into the floor.

I m installing some newel posts for a client today. However attaching a newel post to a concrete floor is difficult. Nonetheless the do it yourselfer with little or no experience can attach a newel to a concrete floor in less than one hour. When drilling post drill 1 1 2 hole first.