Two summers ago, I had posted about replacing the bottoms of my front porch posts.
More than a few things came up and the project got put off until now.
Here's the porch, minus the railings and spindles that were all rotted.
Here's what the bottom of the post looked like before:
I sawzalled out the rotted piece (which was finish nailed up into the post and spike nailed down into the concrete) and slid/hammered the new piece into place.
I replaced with an aluminum plinth from the BORG.
The treated plywood spacer is screwed/glued to the aluminum plinth and has a hole cut into the center to allow airflow.
Around the bottom of the post will be moulding at some point. Maybe PVC, or cedar or treated- don't know yet.
My concern is that originally, the wood bottoms were nailed/spiked into the cement to hold them steady. Right now, with the one that I have done, there is nothing holding it in place. And I have NO idea how I should go about doing so.... Brackets? Long tapcons?
Am I just looking to stop lateral movement- or do I need to be concerned about lift as well?
More than a few things came up and the project got put off until now.
Here's the porch, minus the railings and spindles that were all rotted.
Here's what the bottom of the post looked like before:
I sawzalled out the rotted piece (which was finish nailed up into the post and spike nailed down into the concrete) and slid/hammered the new piece into place.
I replaced with an aluminum plinth from the BORG.
The treated plywood spacer is screwed/glued to the aluminum plinth and has a hole cut into the center to allow airflow.
Around the bottom of the post will be moulding at some point. Maybe PVC, or cedar or treated- don't know yet.
My concern is that originally, the wood bottoms were nailed/spiked into the cement to hold them steady. Right now, with the one that I have done, there is nothing holding it in place. And I have NO idea how I should go about doing so.... Brackets? Long tapcons?
Am I just looking to stop lateral movement- or do I need to be concerned about lift as well?
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