[TheForge] Setting Railing Posts

[G. Watts]

Bill,
Glad to be of help...I know a few guys from Philly that transferred/moved
out here to San Diego years ago- Much nicer climate for year-round work
here! (I'm from upstate New York, myself).
George.


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George,

Thanks for the response. Good info on finishing the pour, I will
certainly keep that in mind since you are not the only person who gave
me that advice.( Larry Brown) Anyway, I usually double the diameter of
the post for the hole width to give me some play, so it is encouraging
to hear you do the same.  I use Rockit, it works well for me.  Union
ironworkers, seen plenty up close in action, non better. Mostly
Philadelphia Local 401.

Best,
Bill Woolley





G. Watts wrote:
> Bill,
>   4" embedment seems pretty typical for the 1 1/2" rail that we do quite
> often, though I've had to go as deep as 12" on a school job where the rail
> sat on a 6" curb and the engineer wanted the stress down in the beef of
the
> slab.  Usually go with 3" holes so that there's some room for adjustment
> (also works for larger doubled plate with a gap between posts like a
tuning
> fork shape).  I use whatever the fabricator supplies...Rockit, Pour-Rock,
> etc.  Given the choice, I like to leave the Pour-Rock 1/2-3/4" low and
> finish slightly crowned with a fairly dry topping mix, packed in tightly-
> seems to resist weathering better than the pourable stuff and matches the
> native concrete color better as well.
>
> George.
>
>
> Union Ironworker
> Local 229, San Diego
> Metro Iron Works
>
>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:57 AM
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>
> Reposting this, anybody?
>
>
>
> Woolley wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> For anyone setting railings in concrete, brick, stone etc., how deep
>> are you setting your railing posts?  I have been setting mine 4" deep
>> but I was just wondering what others were doing. I use hydraulic
>> cement,  a 2" core drill for 1" posts, but have recently considered
>> buying a carbide tipped 1 1/2" for this.  What are you guys using?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Woolley
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