Outdoor railing: Advice Needed

Mike Murdock

So I have an outdoor railing on the balcony of my apartment that has seen better days. Just wondering how I should proceed with this job. Straight into sanding, a coat of primer and then paint? Or based on the state of it, would it need treatment too.

Any advice for a novice would be appreciated.

cheif kaiser

Do you have a Management Company?

Although rather strange, generally, balconies are seen as outdoor property and not actually owned by the apartment owner. Therefore, a replacement rail should be the Management companies job.

Fine Cheers

Strange that it is timber when the uprights are stainless steel. How is the timber structurally, any signs of splitting or rot ? How old is the timber and when was last maintenance do you know ? I'm sure the maintenance company will claim lack of maintenance as the issue but will be interesting to see their response.

Lumen

Assuming you have the authority to do so, I'd be inclined to replace it with some higher quality timber, e.g. oiled hardwood.

Admittedly this is likely to produce some kind of War of Notions in your apartment block and result in you being nicknamed Handrail until you die, and possibly afterwards.

Mike Murdock

Thanks all. I'll contact the Management Company, but in my experience, they are pretty useless at this type of stuff.

Handrail is a nickname I can live with.

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Sand it, Prime it , Paint it and seal it.