Fixing outside railing?
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Fixing outside railing?
Hi,
we recently bought a three family home in Mass,as rental property.
The outside brick steps have a wrought iron railing,wich is a good cond,other than the top pc,wich is rusting through.
Iam going to use a sawzall,cut off the top decrotive metal,and replace them with 1/4 x 1 1/2 wide aluminum.I will cut to fit,but I will be secureing it to 1/8" thk wrought iron.Iam going to bolt through,but wanted to use an epoxy too.Any ideas on this?It will be primed and painted to match after.
I want to minimize the bolts for apperance....Thanks
we recently bought a three family home in Mass,as rental property.
The outside brick steps have a wrought iron railing,wich is a good cond,other than the top pc,wich is rusting through.
Iam going to use a sawzall,cut off the top decrotive metal,and replace them with 1/4 x 1 1/2 wide aluminum.I will cut to fit,but I will be secureing it to 1/8" thk wrought iron.Iam going to bolt through,but wanted to use an epoxy too.Any ideas on this?It will be primed and painted to match after.
I want to minimize the bolts for apperance....Thanks
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If it will be primed and painted why use aluminum? You need a primer suitable for use on aluminum. Also alum is quite a bit more expensive than mild steel.
Maybe you can use steel and have someone weld it so there will be no screws to see.
Maybe you can use steel and have someone weld it so there will be no screws to see.