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Outdoors > Patios > How to Install a Porch or Deck Railing

Learn how to replace or install composite porch railing.

Position and attach rail-mounting cleats to the top and bottom of these assembled posts to hold the pre-built lengths of horizontal railing.

Position and attach concave mounting plates to mount the other end of the horizontal railings to the round porch columns, driving a screw through their centers. Mark the center of each plate and a base line for the railing mounting cleats in the next step.

Add rail-mounting cleats on top of the mounting plates and secure them with screws.

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