Hello, Kaile! Thank you for watching our Baluster Count and Spacing video! We hope that it helps you complete your deck railing and get a beautiful, symmetrical look for your installed balusters. If we can help with anything else, please feel free to reach out to us at 1-888-824-5316 any time; we'd love to help! Thanks again!
@Rickkari73 жыл бұрын
Used this video when I built my deck. Easiest math. Worked great. Thank you!
@timbob9872 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. My concern was how to get even balusters on each end by the column and you nailed it. The explanation makes it look symmetrical. Well done.
@Kahobbyfarming3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing helpful ideas.
@FTRV10 ай бұрын
Thanks, just the info I needed.
@mtedeschi5 жыл бұрын
At 2:40 you say to subtract used space from total rail length but the graphic shows actual rail length. Actual rail length is correct.
@moto55134 жыл бұрын
Everyone does things a bit different, I like all my spaces between pickets equal. Take 60" and add 3/4" , divide by 4" = 15.1875. So 15 is the total number of spaces. 60 3/4 divide by 15 = 4.05". First space, post to center of picket is -3/8", then center to center 4.05" to last picket to post is -3/8" also. This makes all spaces equal. This will work with 14 or 13 spaces (different spacing) and not go over the 4" maximum opening.
@Decksdirect4 жыл бұрын
Hello, Moto55! Thanks for reaching out to us! We're glad to hear you have a formula that works for you! If we can help with anything else, please feel free to reach out to us at 1-888-824-5316 at any time; we'd love to help! Thanks again!
@loco4dogg Жыл бұрын
You lost me at the First space, can you clarify for me?
@bryandoyle6865 Жыл бұрын
A helpful video. But at the 3:30 mark you say if the baluster number is odd you will have a space at center and if even a baluster would be in middle. I think it is the reverse. I even paused your example in video and counted the balusters to confirm this. I think is baluster number is odd then you will have baluster in middle. Can you please reconfirm this?
@stefandipippo59984 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the walkthrough. Is the 3 1/2" distance between balusters measured on center or the distance between the edge of one baluster and the next?
@kyleeldridge14654 жыл бұрын
They can't be more than 4 inches (on center) apart
@ryanmccloskey13954 жыл бұрын
By code, you cannot be able to pass a 3 7/8 sphere through your balusters. The spacing is measure from inside edge of one baluster to inside edge of next baluster. Not on center.
@tuesday6304 жыл бұрын
It seems like the difficult part is figuring out the space between, but you start by assuming we know it?
@Decksdirect4 жыл бұрын
Hello, tuesday630! Thanks for reaching out to us! This video can be quite convoluted due to all of the details for each railing section. At 1:32 in this video, we do explain that we are starting our calculations with a spacing of 3-1/2 inches as the maximum space allowed between balusters by US building code is 4 inches. The 3-1/2 inches that we put in our initial formula can be adjusted to provide a consistent spacing throughout. If you want to confirm your measurements on your project, or just want us to run the formulas for you, please feel free to give us a call at 1-888-824-5316 and one of our deck designers can definitely help! Thanks again!
@Malleyh.0e3 жыл бұрын
hello! just curious as to what you think i should do in my situation.. i have an old house with a shotty deck, most of the openings from post to post are different, but i would like to have all of my balusters evenly spaced. I came up with a 4" space between each baluster, but one or two of my openings would need a baluster right next to the post in order to fit the correct amount. any ideas what to do? my apologies if I am missing something, im younger and i'm just trying to learn
@Decksdirect3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Ryan - Thank you for reaching out to us! If you are looking at replacing railing and want evenly spaced balusters, you could look into railing panels that can be trimmed down to meet the different distances between your posts. If you would like to stick with baluster replacements, our team can also assist you with determining the best look for your railing. We can be reached at 1-888-824-5316. Thank you!
@BHWHenderson5 жыл бұрын
Did you mean one LESS baluster than space? You said one more than space.
@Decksdirect5 жыл бұрын
Yes, we do! Thank you for catching that, we will have to edit this video and get it up to speed. Thank you again!
@williamfox95233 жыл бұрын
@@Decksdirect That bugged me.
@BA-sw5dn4 жыл бұрын
This is dumb math! If I change the spacing from 3' 1/2", to say 3' 5/16" or 3' 3/4", I will still get the exact same result if you are just using the whole number. The space between the post balusters and the rest of them should be as close as possible. Shouldn't be able to see the difference with the naked eye if there is any
@Decksdirect4 жыл бұрын
Hello, B A! Thanks for reaching out to us! We're sorry that you find the calculations in our video convoluted. There are a lot of details to keep in mind when installing balusters evenly in a railing section; let alone several railing sections of different lengths. Since this video is quite detailed, I would recommend calling into one of our deck designers at 1-888-824-5316 when you have a chance! They can definitely run these calculations with you and help confirm an accurate baluster gapping for your space. Thank you!
@BA-sw5dn4 жыл бұрын
@@Decksdirect Thank You for your apology, it really does help out a lot.
@tagetes1442 Жыл бұрын
error at 2:49
@Decksdirect Жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out.
@donniehickman79288 ай бұрын
But its not evenly spaced cause the ends are shorter.
@SleeperAccord2 жыл бұрын
This wasn’t how to calculate the spacing. It’s more along the lines of; guess your spacing and here’s a math problem to check every guess. Kind of a long way of saying figure it out by guessing
@bobsmall87342 жыл бұрын
This is NOT the correct way to determine where balusters go as it most likely will result in the width between the first and last balusters and the nearest post being different from the width between the other balusters, precisely as shown in the picture. The proper way is much simpler and ALWAYS produces the same width both between balusters AND between the two end balusters and their nearest post. 1. Place your balusters against each other and up against one of the end posts. 2. Measure the distance from the last baluster to the other post. 3. Divide that number by the number of spaces between your balusters remembering to count the spaces between each post and the nearest baluster. You always will have one more space than you do balusters. (Notice in the video, that the person incorrectly states that you will always have one more baluster than spaces. Just count the number of spaces and balusters in the picture to confirm that this is incorrect)The result of that division will be the number of inches between each baluster and it will be the same for the space between the two end posts and the nearest baluster. If that number is greater than 4 inches you will have to add one or more balusters and repeat the exercise until the space between balusters is 4 inches or less as most Building Codes require the space to be not greater than 4 inches. Check your Code to see its maximum spacing. Doing this is much easier than explaining it. Example 1. The total number of spaces is 9. 2. The distance from the last baluster when all are stacked together against one post to the next post is 36 inches. 3. 36 inches divided by 9 spaces leaves 4 inches between each baluster and between the first and last baluster and the two end posts. Do the calculation separately for both the top and bottom rails as your posts might be out of plumb and the distance from the stacked balusters to the next post might be different at the top from the bottom. Although the spacing will be slightly different from top to bottom, unless your end posts are severely out of plumb, the difference will not be noticeable.
@adampierson94562 ай бұрын
@bobsmall8734 I'm not sure where I am going wrong but how would I make this work for my 82" railing with .75" balusters. I'm looking to find the 'on center' mark for each baluster.