![]() These wooden plugs were later replaced with plastic, and this technique is still used to hang pictures on walls. Alternatively, you could drill a hole into the concrete, stuff a wooden plug into the hole, and drive a screw into the wood, relying on the friction between the wood and the concrete to hold the screw–and whatever it was holding–in place. In the early part of the twentieth century, you would use masonry nails to anchor wood to the concrete, and then you’d anchor things to the wood. Good fasteners that would allow you to attach something to concrete weren’t available for a long time, and one of the reasons for my friend’s father-in-law’s improvisation was that he hasn’t worked with his hands for decades. It dawned on me then that the average DIYer is not always familiar with how to install railings in concrete, and that I might be able to help. ![]() Laughing, she replied that her husband was putting up a railing to keep the grandkids from tumbling into the pond, and that they were still working it out. When my friend’s mother-in-law answered the door, I asked her if they’d beaten the medieval army. They were crooked, and the overall aesthetic was that of an evil overlord from a fantasy novel. When I visited, though, this seating area had been replaced with piles of dirt and a series of four-inch-wide steel tubes driven into the dirt behind the wall. Normally, behind this is an area made out of pavers, with patio furniture and a cloth-covered pavilion. His father-in-law’s house is built on a hill, and has a seven-foot-high retaining wall in the front yard. They can easilyĭeliver truckloads or skid lots of material to your store.I was going to pick up a couch from my friend’s father-in-law, and when I arrived at the house, I was shocked to pull up to the black gate of Mordor. TheĬompany has nearly one million square feet of vinyl, composite and polyethylene decking on site, andĪlso offers vinyl and aluminum railing to complete any residential or commercial deck. Visit: or call 888.842.9492.Ĭardinal Building Products is the premier choice for Mid-Atlantic specialty building product needs. Their innovative Clearview® line of railing systemsĪllows clients to have a custom-designed, component-based railing system delivered to their door.Ĭascadia® bears the same quality and craftsmanship that AGS is known for.
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