What I do not understand is that the company doesn’t go out on a real framed deck, show you how to build the blocking wood for the posts and the lag screws to sink into, install the decking material then install the railing showing all the steps involved plus the horizontal rails and balusters and then go over the stair railing install! Why not.
I went thru you literatures and did not see any detail of the post base plate. It would help to see the plate details showing plate dimensions, dimensioned location of mounting holes. This would be good to have when designing the railing especially stair railing.
I'm using this system on a concrete patio where I am drilling holes a few inches from the edge. I feel it's better to use a wedge anchor versus a concrete screw. The challenge using 3/8" masonry wedge anchors is that you have to be dead nuts on with your holes (meaning your drill bit perfectly vertical) or you'll never get the wedge anchor studs through the plate when it's time to install the post. That's hard to do with a post in your way. Any chance you guys make a pattern piece so that you can use it is a jig to drill your holes? That would be a perfect solution. Thanks.
I have the same concrete challenge. It has been very difficult. I will be replacing a few concrete block caps where I could not completely drive in the wedge anchors. Once they are in they are in. Also 3/8 concrete screws do not fit in the railing post 3/8 inch holes.
Just returned an entire Tuscany package after attempting to follow the worst installation instructions that I've ever seen. Nice product but lacks so much needed detail. Have another brand going in end of month after viewing videos and checking their instructions in advance to ensure a much smoother experience. Lesson learned! I will give one piece of needed information not in the install directions and that you don't even show in this video-the dimension of the base of the post showing the distance between holes to anchor it. My deck has three 2x6 boards running vertically at the post locations and we couldn't determine if the posts would fit to allow a good solid attachment to them. Day of install and we discovered that the 2x2 post would not fit. I even went online and looked at instructions thinking that there would be info there and nowhere does it give these kinds of much needed details. Have since beefed up the areas where the new posts will be placed which took pulling up the mahogany boards and re-plugging.
What I do not understand is that the company doesn’t go out on a real framed deck, show you how to build the blocking wood for the posts and the lag screws to sink into, install the decking material then install the railing showing all the steps involved plus the horizontal rails and balusters and then go over the stair railing install! Why not.
I went thru you literatures and did not see any detail of the post base plate. It would help to see the plate details showing plate dimensions, dimensioned location of mounting holes. This would be good to have when designing the railing especially stair railing.
Noted! Thank you for your suggestion. We have now added this information to the website under posts as well as the FAQ page of our website.
I'm using this system on a concrete patio where I am drilling holes a few inches from the edge. I feel it's better to use a wedge anchor versus a concrete screw. The challenge using 3/8" masonry wedge anchors is that you have to be dead nuts on with your holes (meaning your drill bit perfectly vertical) or you'll never get the wedge anchor studs through the plate when it's time to install the post. That's hard to do with a post in your way. Any chance you guys make a pattern piece so that you can use it is a jig to drill your holes? That would be a perfect solution. Thanks.
I have the same concrete challenge. It has been very difficult. I will be replacing a few concrete block caps where I could not completely drive in the wedge anchors. Once they are in they are in. Also 3/8 concrete screws do not fit in the railing post 3/8 inch holes.
I have always just ordered another post and cut the base off. Or made a jig.
Just returned an entire Tuscany package after attempting to follow the worst installation instructions that I've ever seen. Nice product but lacks so much needed detail. Have another brand going in end of month after viewing videos and checking their instructions in advance to ensure a much smoother experience. Lesson learned! I will give one piece of needed information not in the install directions and that you don't even show in this video-the dimension of the base of the post showing the distance between holes to anchor it. My deck has three 2x6 boards running vertically at the post locations and we couldn't determine if the posts would fit to allow a good solid attachment to them. Day of install and we discovered that the 2x2 post would not fit. I even went online and looked at instructions thinking that there would be info there and nowhere does it give these kinds of much needed details. Have since beefed up the areas where the new posts will be placed which took pulling up the mahogany boards and re-plugging.