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Install Cable Railing Posts on Concrete Wall

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Paver Patio [EPIC DESIGN] - Vlog 7

What happens here

The worker begins by using a measuring tape and a pencil to mark the exact locations for the cable railing posts on the concrete retaining wall. He marks points 3 inches from the edge of the wall to ensure proper alignment. Once marked, a hammer drill is used to create holes in the concrete, ensuring they are deep enough for the anchor bolts. The black powder-coated aluminum posts are then placed over these holes and secured using specialized concrete screws (Tapcons) and an impact driver. Each post's base plate is welded and has four pre-drilled holes for anchoring. A level is used to ensure each post is perfectly vertical.

Goal: Securely install vertical posts for the cable railing system.

Tools and materials

  • Concrete Screws — Anchoring posts to the concrete wall
  • Drill Bits — Creating pilot holes for concrete screws
  • Hammer Drill — Drilling holes in concrete for anchor bolts
  • Hex Key — Tightening set screws
  • Impact Driver Makita — Driving concrete screws to secure posts
  • Level — Ensuring posts are perfectly vertical (plumb)
  • Measuring Tape — Marking precise measurements for post placement
  • Pencil — Marking drilling locations

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[Music] In a lot of ways, this is a really easy uh, patio base installation because we have dictated heights almost everywhere here. We've got a surface we're coming up against with the pool uh, deck. We've got a surface we're coming up against with the wall stairs. So, it makes it really easy in the sense that we know where everything's got to be and we can base it off of what's already there. But, it makes it a little bit more not difficult, but more precise because we have to be dead on that. If we're just going straight out into a yard and we're going to bring the grass up to it, you know, if we're off by a little bit, you're not going to notice. you know, if if we have uh you know, 1/2 in too much drop in one spot, you're not going to notice that. But here, we're coming up against something that's not going to move everywhere around this whole patio. So, if we're not dead on, you're going to notice cuz this wall that's not going to sink. That's not going to move at all. If we have our pavers and we have a little bit of a valley against the edge here, you're going to see that. It's not going to look good and you're going to notice it. So, um, we're making sure that we're right on 3 in all the way across here. Then we'll lay our screed pipes for our 3/8 stone. And that we want 2 in below our top so that our pavers end up being about a/4 in high. And then we can compact them to their final resting place right here. So, Nick's just making some marks 3 in. So, we got some reference points and uh we'll be pretty good. Anything fun happened this weekend, Nick? I went to the Phillies game yesterday. >> Oh, you did? >> Yep. >> Good game. >> Yeah. Uh I went with my nephew who's two. >> Oh, nice. >> He wasn't impressed with pitching. >> Yeah. >> He wanted He was asking for home runs on the way over there. >> Oh, yeah. >> How many home runs you think they're going to hit? They're going to hit four out, breed one out, >> but he did get But Ranger as far as they get 11 strikeouts. >> Yeah. I've been getting Max into baseball, but uh he obviously also likes home runs, but he's hard to impress because I'm like, Schwarber's got a home run already. He thinks he's going to get another home run. He's like, I think he's going to get a million gazillion. I'm like, well, >> he's not going to have that many. Or I said, how many home runs do you think he has this season? He's got so many. And he…

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