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Building a Deck: Cut Railing

Cut both railing pieces at the same time for a newly built deck and check everything twice to make sure measurements are correct and holes line up. Making a mistake when building a deck can be disastrous, so make sure everything is in order with tips from a deck repair specialist in this free video on home improvement.

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O.k. this is a composite deck that I'm doing here and we have all the framing for the joists up. We're getting into the railing and that's what I'm going to show you now. My help up there so I don't have to go up and down the ladder, gives me measurement, I lay it out. Make sure I get it right. And I cut both the pieces at one time. Always helps to check twice. Get everything even and squared. Yes, you have to make sure your holes are lined up. Where your spindles go up and down into the railing or your railing will all be on an angle. Very important. And you need to measure twice and cut once. This is very; yeah, crucial to get this right the first time because you don't get a second chance. And the right tools help a lot too. On.

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Building a Deck: Cut Railing

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