Guide 47

Railing for a deck and balcony

12 h · 7 m, two people★★☆materials €207 – 344

A wooden railing 1000 mm high: 90 × 90 posts at no more than 2000 centres, a handrail, two rails and vertical battens with a 55 gap — too narrow for a head to pass through and too narrow for a foot to rest on. The example is for 7 m; every further bay is the same.

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12 pages A4 2 illustrations dimensioned drawings cutting plan shopping list

What's in this guide

The infill: what a child can't climb through — a 55 gap and why
Four details that hold the railing up: M12 anchor, handrail, rail, batten
Fixing to a timber joist or to concrete with a U-bracket
Solid infill, lower bays, a gate — variants
The cutting plan and shopping list on a separate page

PDF, 12 A4 pages to print for the workshop · 2 project illustrations · shopping list on a separate page so it can be torn out and taken to the store. You download it right after payment, access is for life.

Before you start building

This guide is informational material, not construction documentation or a professional assessment. Follow the instructions of tool and material manufacturers, safety rules and local building regulations. A piece built at home is not a certified product, even where the guide follows a European standard. Structures that carry people — beds, swings, decks, pergolas, children's equipment — should be checked by a qualified person before use. To the extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for the result of your build, property damage or injury arising from the use of this guide (Terms, section 9).