Loft Railing

[BaileyNo5]

I'm going to be installing a loft railing soon.  About 20' with a landing and several corners to negotiate.  I want to do something as shown in the pictures, but I haven't a clue how these things are put together and attached to the floor.  I can't see a nail or screw hole anywhere, the guys that put this in were quite good.  And it is sturdy beyond belief.  How do I replicate the structure of this??  


This one has an upper rail of wood, metal balusters, 4x4 newel posts with caps, a 1x6 plate on the bottom, and 1x4 plates on the walls.  Mine won't be painted, the wood will be stained.  Won't be as fancy either, but the construction will be the same - I hope.

[Wild Turkey]

Look under the rails. There may be the outline of a filled hole.

Other than that I don't have a clue but I've looked at a rail in my house trying to figure it out.

[crokett™]

here's how it could have been done...

top and bottom railed drilled for the balusters.
wall plate is attached to the bottom rail through the back.
post is attached to bottom rail through the bottom of the post.
bottom rail is screwed to the floor through some of the holes for the balusters. balusters are put in, top rail is added, top rail is screwed to post and wall plate through the bottom of it and holes are filled. A good fill and when it's painted you'll never see the screw holes.

[Lynden]

Do you have any of the stair-building books? I have the Coffman guide.

https://www.amazon.com/Coffman-Building-...B002SP187Y

A good book but kind of expensive at Amazon. Mine's stamped $14.95 on the cover. Maybe you can find a used one or it may be cheaper on the Coffman website. I think it can be downloaded here.

https://nnuyjnad.files.wordpress.com/201...de-pdf.pdf

[Stwood_]

This is what I always used on my staircase installations. The KeyLock brand

Google newel post locks. https://www.google.com/search?q=newel+po...8&oe=utf-8


On the handrail to wall application, I used hangar bolts. The hole *under* the railing was plugged when I got done.

Yes, get a book as recommended above

[BaileyNo5]

Hey thanks everyone for the great ideas.  I knew I could count on you guys.  St_wood, I had seen that Keylock thingy, but wasn't sure how sturdy it might be.  Does it work good?

Thanks again to all!

[Stwood_]

  St_wood, I had seen that Keylock thingy, but wasn't sure how sturdy it might be.  Does it work good?

Yes. Best one I've ever found.
BTW, don't use the one that has the 4 plates you screw onto the sides.

[BaileyNo5]

Anyone ever use the Spring-Bolt System ?

[Stwood_]

Never heard of them

[Roly]

Never heard of them

 Same here.    I can see it would work ok but my concern is would I have epoxy all over while trying to assemble them knowing me .   Did they say what they are made out of ?   Without epoxying them will they rust away or stain the surrounding area ?    Overall a good idea.   Roly