I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

On Apr 13, 2:25*pm, stryped wrote:

I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

You could use composite railing components and forget about the 2x4s.

R

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stryped wrote:

I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Where is that guy who was looking for Plasti Dip uses when you need him?

On Apr 13, 10:51*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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*stryped wrote:
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Where is that guy who was looking for Plasti Dip uses when you need him?

I'm here, I just don't think it would be cost effective. :-)

Hank

On Apr 13, 2:25*pm, stryped wrote:
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Dont know but I saw some vynil fence parts the other day that looked
like they may be a good fit for a 2x4. I was thinking along those same
lines.

Jimmie

stryped wrote:
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Plastic downspouts?

On Apr 15, 7:09*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
stryped wrote:

I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proceed
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somewhere saw vinyl "sleeves" that could go over a traditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Plastic downspouts?

Are you assuming that the OP's front porch is on his trailer? Because
that's what that option would look like - trailer trash expedient
construction. And the 2x4 would have to be ripped down to fit inside.

R

RicodJour wrote:
On Apr 15, 7:09 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
stryped wrote:

I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have
proceed vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at
one time I somewhere saw vinyl "sleeves" that could go over a
traditional 2x4 but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Plastic downspouts?

Are you assuming that the OP's front porch is on his trailer? Because
that's what that option would look like - trailer trash expedient
construction. And the 2x4 would have to be ripped down to fit inside.


No, I was assuming he wanted his porch to LOOK like it was attached to a
mobile home.

And so what if a 2x4 has to be ripped? It's the final result that counts.

Of course he COULD cover his existing 2x4s with cling-wrap. This would allow
the natural beauty of the wood to show through.

I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

Yes they do. We manufacture vinyl handrail cover for existing wood railings. We make both 2X4 and 2X6 in White and Sandalwood (beige.) You can learn more and contact us at our website Welcome to VSA Enterprises Inc If you contact us through our website, feel free to advise what you will be ordering and a zip code if you can. We can then offer you a freight quote. Thanks!

VSA Enterprises also sells a PVC cement to glue vinyl end and corner caps onto the vinyl handrail covers. I'd be concerned about that cement oozing out from under those caps and making a bit of a mess. If I wasn't happy with the results I was getting using the PVC cement, then I'd use a white acrylic caulk to glue the end and corner caps on, and simply wipe up any latex caulk that came oozing out with a damp sponge before it dried. That way, if you didn't get it all off before it dried, you could remove any remaining acrylic caulk from the vinyl with acetone. Acetone will dissolve acrylics without harming vinyl. (I just finished cleaning some clear vinyl tubing with a square of toilet paper wetted with acetone.)

replying to stryped, Fred Randall wrote:
Look at VSA. Also SAFSINC.COM in Tacoma

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replying to Fred Randall, Ed Diefendorf wrote:
Yes, for what you are looking to accomplish... The easiest non skilled
homeowner application are the VSA Hand Rail Covers. We got ours through the
US Distributor in Tacoma, WA., SAFS, INC. Small business, great service.

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replying to Fred Randall, Ed Diefendorf wrote:
Yes, for what you are looking to accomplish... The easiest non skilled
homeowner application are the VSA Hand Rail Covers. We got ours through the
US Distributor in Tacoma, WA., SAFS, INC. Small business, great service.

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replying to stryped, Odis Johnson wrote:
Veranda
Regency 1-1/4 in. x 3-1/2 in. x 6 in. White Capped Composite Rail Sample

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On Friday, April 15, 2011 at 3:25:00 PM UTC-4, HeyBub wrote:


Of course he COULD cover his existing 2x4s with cling-wrap. This would allow
the natural beauty of the wood to show through.

Great reply even if it is old.

replying to Ed Diefendorf, Ben Holmes wrote:
VSA Hand Rail Covers? Do you have a contact? Sounds exactly what I'm looking
for

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On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:25:42 PM UTC-5, stryped wrote:
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

I have seen some 3 x 3 (I think) plastic (covered) mail box posts, but no idea where they were obtained.

On 8/20/18 9:47 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:25:42 PM UTC-5, stryped wrote:
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a tranditional 2x4
but have been unable to find them. DO they exist?

I have seen some 3 x 3 (I think) plastic (covered) mail box posts, but no idea where they were obtained.


7 years ago, while out shopping for his vinyl sleeves, Poster STRYPED
was kidnapped by extraterrestrials, and never heard from again ;-)