Approaching the terrace .. Click the pictures to enlarge them
Now you know why they needed a railing
This has been kind of a big railing project. Its out of town, (New Hampshire), its a long one. (40 or so) and its complicated. The builders placed tubes in the ground where they wanted the posts and backfilled around them, planning to pour the posts in place also, I believe. It turned out to be more complicated than that. Sam worked through it, and even though it made for some extra work on his part, he went the extra mile to get it right. Theres a gate on the left end where the steps are ....To start, we decided to make a portable form and construct the posts with detachable shoes. Each shoe with a piece of 3/4" rebar welded to the bottom of it. The form was designed to hold the posts level straight and square while the concrete was poured and setting up. He had to go back after the concrete set up in the tubes, snap his level top lines and measure from inside of post to inside of post on each section. With the jogs and level changes, it involved a little fancy engineering, but when he makes the two hour tip this week with the finished railing parts, were both confidant that it will bolt right into place. I have not been to the site, but its on the Connecticutt River and appears to be a striking spot .... Click the pictures to enlarge them.
Setting up the jig for a test run outside the metal shop in the backyard
The posts with the hangers welded on
The 2" tubing with caps welded on and ground smooth...
Some of the spindles and frame parts
A close up of the connections
Ready to paint
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