How to Assemble Deck Railings with Wickes

Deck railings come in a variety of attractive styles and are essential if your deck ins't at ground level. Learn how to assemble railings for your deck with this step by step guide from our Wickes experts.
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Deck Posts
1. Cut deck posts to whatever size you like, as long as the hand rails can attach to them at at least 900mm from the deck. You can buy your posts pre-notched but if you need to extend your notch further, you can do this using a hand saw or a circular saw.
2. Drill pilot holes before fixing the deck posts to the bearer using two 130mm exterior coach bolts per post and tighten with a socket set.
3. Measure and mark the top of the deck and the fascia where the post will be.
3. Remove the fascia and saw off the section you’ve marked out using a handsaw.
4. Use a jigsaw to remove the top section, put the post into position and check that it’s flush to the decking.
5. Secure the post as before and reattach the fascia.
Assembling the Railing
1. Measure the gap between the posts so you can cut the top and bottom rails to fit between them.
2. Measure 81mm from the end of the top rail and mark a line (this line will be where you place your first spindle). Repeat this step the whole way along the top railing until you've marked out where all your spindles will be.
3. Repeat the above for the bottom railing with the addition of drilling a 3mm pilot hole through each mark.
4. Attach the spindles to the bottom rail using 76mm deck screws.
5. Attach the top rail to the spindle using 64mm galvanised finished nail.
Fitting the Railing
1. Using L brackets, place the long side centrally into the fillet slot underside of the bottom rail (check the L brackets do not stick out past the end of the rail before fixing the bracket to the bottom rail).
2. Mark on your deck post where you want the top railing to be, making sure it’s at least 900mm from the deck.
3. Centrally place the short side of the L bracket on to the mark and fix the bracket on to each deck post using two 25mm screws.
4. Place the railing assembly on the fixed post L brackets and secure to the underside of the top rail.
5. Centrally locate the bottom rail on the deck post before fixing the bottom rail L bracket using two 25mm screws.
6. Measure and mark 25mm from the end of the rail and mark on each side of the top and bottom rails.
7. Drill a countersunk 3mm pilot hole approximately 30 degrees through the rails and into the post.
8. Finally, use two 50mm screws to secure the rail to the post.
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That's great, however I tried to buy decking from wicks in lichfield and they didn't have any even though it was on sale that day, the only way was to buy it on line and have it delivered, I phoned customer services and they did nothing to help .... stop making videos and start treating customers correctly. By the way the delivery price was exactly the same as the saving, coincidence hey, I asked why can't they just have the deck in the stores, the customer service said they can't control what was in the shops that was up to the shop manager. Ridiculous.....