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Please help me fix my Trex railing deck with aluminum balusters

borgthe
16 years ago

Hi all,

We had a beautiful deck built 3 years ago. We used Evergrain decking, Trex railing, and deckorators aluminum balusters. About 6 months ago, we noticed the top railings were all bowing. Some of the aluminum balusters were falling out, creating a dangerous situation.

I had a deck guy come out (not the same one who built the deck because now I don't trust him). This guy said underneath the top railing, we have just about an 1 1/2 extra Trex piece that the balusters are screwed into. He thinks it needs to be a 2 by 4 Trex piece to properly hold and not allow the railing to bow.

Do you guys think this is correct? Thanks!

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