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Building the Porch Rail

The carpenter shows Bob the railing on the deck off the master bedroom. Explaining that code requires it to be 36 inches tall. The carpenter then builds a piece of railing from scratch. Explaining how to line up the holes and pre-drill them to insure a quality job. He also hides all of the galvanized screws and nails by putting them on the bottom side of each piece. More information