Have any of you been able to locate nice looking, reasonably priced PVC columns for porch posts? I have searched high and low and have come up with either complete junk or nice looking, presentable posts that cost $200 a piece. I was hoping to find something half that price. Basic, 6″ square posts – non load bearing. Any brands, web pages, etc… that I could locate them would be appreciated.
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Take 4 pieces of wide plastic decking. Butt-join them with galv Piffin screws. Job done.
DanH
Your idea intrigues me. Is there anything you do to cover the screws so they're hidden? Also, do you do anything with the butt joint so you don't see any seam? Do you paint them? How do you fasten them to the deck ( in my case concrete) and hide the fasteners? Can you post any pics?
upnorthframer
Hey! I don't do any of this -- I'm just the idea man.
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I've done them that way.....but as post wraps......I don't know that they would meet the structural requirements as actual posts.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
These are non load bearing - only for looks. Do any of you have photos of ones that you have built?
Sorry....no pics.
I really should start taking them. HO is asking for pics of my work....I got nuthin'.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
NO ONE asked?
Doric? Iconic? Fluted?
Shame on y'all.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Didn't sound as though the style was relevant.
Under 200 bucks per seemed to be the pressing criteria.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
My bad, I skimmed the post...6'' square, under 200...LOL
He needs a kite.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I don't know that I'd spend less than $200/per post, even if they were available.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
I'm with you
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I think you could get two pieces of 1"x6"x18' Koma for about $100. You could join them together with ss trim head screws, or get a miter lock bit and use PVC cement for a really strong joint.
Jon Blakemore
RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Thats the route I would go.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Thanks for the information. What exactly is Koma?? I visited the Azek trim homepage and like that Idea as well, but have no clue what ss trim screws are. Also, any suggestions for making the posts appear seamless - in other words, covering up the joints? The only two suppliers I have in my area are Mendards and Home depot, so if anybody has used specific products from there I'd like to hear what. Thanks again!
upnorthframer
Koma is a PVC product almost exactly like Azek.By "ss trim screws", I meant stainless steel trim head screws. Go to McFeelys.com to see the selection they have.As far as making the joint seamless, if you mill them with a miter-lock bit in a router, I would bet it would be almost or completely seamless. Other methods may not have the same results.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
I would take message 13 one step further and go with these. Two less joints to deal with.
http://www.azek.com/corner.asp
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