My just purchased home needs a wrought iron railing for the three step entry front porch. The railings I am looking at all attach through plates on the bottom of the vertical pieces ("newels" if they were wood, I suppose) with four bolts to be sunk into the brick.
I installed the same sort of system at my last house, but it failed because the stress on the railing from use overcame the holding power of whatever I used to fix the bolts into the holes in the brick. Obviously I used the wrong stuff and don't want to repeat that this time.
What's the best way to permanently attach the railing to the steps (overhang on the sides of the steps prevents an attachment there).
I installed the same sort of system at my last house, but it failed because the stress on the railing from use overcame the holding power of whatever I used to fix the bolts into the holes in the brick. Obviously I used the wrong stuff and don't want to repeat that this time.
What's the best way to permanently attach the railing to the steps (overhang on the sides of the steps prevents an attachment there).
