Comments on: How to Build a 2×4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio – Part 2 http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/ Home improvement, maintenance and repair projects. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: allen http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/#comment-2048 allen Fri, 07 May 2010 11:20:31 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3336#comment-2048 Thanks for the prompt feedback, it is much appreciated! Thanks for the prompt feedback, it is much appreciated!

]]> By: Bob Jackson http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/#comment-2046 Bob Jackson Thu, 06 May 2010 23:44:44 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3336#comment-2046 > ... would it be best to just insert a threaded rod in a chemical fastener ... That sounds reasonable. Choose your anchor, drill a hole through the brick (not the mortar joint) and set the anchor with <a href="http://www.strongtie.com/products/strongframe/wallbracing/postinstalled.asp" rel="nofollow">Simpson Strong-Tie(R) epoxy anchoring adhesive</a>. The Simpson Strong-Tie products are available at the big box home improvement stores. Choose a longer anchor - say 8" or even 10" long - to better distribute the load through the brick. The Simpson Strong-Tie site has a <a href="http://www.simpsonanchors.com/catalog/adhesives/adhesive_anchoring_install.html#fillhole3" rel="nofollow">nice graphic for setting anchors in brick</a>. > or are there other options that would be better such as a single expansion anchor An expansion, or wedge anchor, would crack the mortar joints and split the bricks. You're thinking is correct that wedge anchors shouldn't be used with brick. Thanks for reading, Bob Jackson > … would it be best to just insert a threaded rod in a chemical fastener …
That sounds reasonable. Choose your anchor, drill a hole through the brick (not the mortar joint) and set the anchor with Simpson Strong-Tie(R) epoxy anchoring adhesive. The Simpson Strong-Tie products are available at the big box home improvement stores. Choose a longer anchor – say 8″ or even 10″ long – to better distribute the load through the brick.

The Simpson Strong-Tie site has a nice graphic for setting anchors in brick.

> or are there other options that would be better such as a single expansion anchor
An expansion, or wedge anchor, would crack the mortar joints and split the bricks. You’re thinking is correct that wedge anchors shouldn’t be used with brick.

Thanks for reading,
Bob Jackson

]]> By: allen http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/#comment-2045 allen Thu, 06 May 2010 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3336#comment-2045 Hi, nice write up! I have a question. I am redoing my front porch railing. The porch is concrete bordered by two rows of brick. I need to attach the railing 4x4 post on the brick between my main porch support posts. The original 4x4's were just glued in place and provided no lateral stability and have long since came loose. I understand that i cant use wedge anchors in brick, so what options do i have? Would it be best to just insert a threaded rod in a chemical fastener and install as you outlined above or are there other options that would be better such as a single expansion anchor Thanks. Hi, nice write up! I have a question. I am redoing my front porch railing. The porch is concrete bordered by two rows of brick. I need to attach the railing 4×4 post on the brick between my main porch support posts. The original 4×4′s were just glued in place and provided no lateral stability and have long since came loose. I understand that i cant use wedge anchors in brick, so what options do i have? Would it be best to just insert a threaded rod in a chemical fastener and install as you outlined above or are there other options that would be better such as a single expansion anchor Thanks.

]]> By: How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 3 | HandymanHowto.com http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/#comment-1532 How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 3 | HandymanHowto.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:37:10 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3336#comment-1532 [...] This project is continued from Part 2. [...] [...] This project is continued from Part 2. [...]

]]> By: How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 1 | HandymanHowto.com http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/15/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio-part-2/#comment-1531 How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 1 | HandymanHowto.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:32:54 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3336#comment-1531 [...] This project is continued in Part 2. [...] [...] This project is continued in Part 2. [...]

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