Vilano 3 ft. H x 8 ft. W Vinyl White Railing Kit

The product is well built and would buy again. The only issue is the packaging is not adequate. Most of the packages were damaged and missing pieces.

I purchased this product to replace my existing porch fencing and am very disappointed. Firstly, 5 of the six sections (top and bottom rail) were scratched right out of the box. If you are looking for a durable material like I was, this is not the product you should be looking at. Just resting a level across the beams also scratched the vinyl - maddening! I looked at many articles comparing this to composite siding and by all accounts, this was supposed to be a durable product but I guess you can't always believe what you read on the internet:( Finally, the decorative covers that "snap" over the attachment bracket are garbage and do not fit properly - very loose fit and gaps between the top and bottom do not say hi-end to me. I ended up gluing some of the pieces together to improve the fit. I will say that the post kt and concrete attachment kit are very nice.

Relatively easy to install. Hint - it really takes two people. The snap-on hardware sometimes takes a little persuasion. I have used wood clamps. Also, no matter how plumb your posts are, don't rely upon your bottom rail as a template for the top one. The composite material is a little brittle. I found that when I'm doing a cut near the end of a piece, it's handy to use some masking tape. The rail is less likely to chip. I have one concern - I am hoping that this product remains available next summer when I start my next deck project. I've noticed that some manufacturers seem to discontinue or change the product from one year to the next. This is a beautiful railing system railing system. My wife is very happy with it. So, I'm happy with it.

With the aluminum inserts safely inside the rails and the rails lying flat on the ground, the first problem came when trying to slide the square railings (pickets) inside the square holes of the rails. None of them would go in without several sharp taps with a rubber hammer and I had to repeat this for the other rail. I put this failing down to the layer of paint on the inside of the rail holes as once the pickets were in; they became easy to slide in and out. Once all the pickets were located in the holes of the two rails and with the two rails lying flat, a gentle push toward each other of both top and bottom rails allowing the pickets to seat themselves all the way into the rails. Once all the pickets were in both sides, the other problem became apparent in that every time I tried to carefully raise the unit off the ground, the pickets decided that they did not wish to be inside the rails and there was an attempted mass `escaped` leaving all the other pickets only situated in one hole in one rail and the ones that `escaped` lying scattered on the floor. Starting again for the third time, I refitted the pickets and carefully made sure that top and bottom were square and were pushed together both rails equally. I also had the top of one rail firmly against a wall as I again lifted it up, this time successfully. Live and learn. Assembly error? Yeah sure it was, but even when fitted together and the side brackets screwed on (all screws supplied), I still could not pick the rail up from the top because all the pickets are loosely fitted inside the rails with nothing to hold them from coming out of the rails, if an attempt is made to lift the rail just by the top or bottom rail at one time. Other than that, everything fitted well. The mounting brackets screwed on after I pre-drilled the holes and were lined up perfectly. Fitting to the already positioned 4x4 posts was also an easy task having measured the width so that was half an inch longer than the length of the rail to allow for the ¼ inch extra for the fitted bracket either side. Once assembled, the Straight Railing is a very tough and secure fixture. So is it worth the cost? Comparing this to many others on the market, yes absolutely. Plus of course it will be very easy to disassemble in case of moving it. Just remove from the posts, pick one end up and all the pickets will fall out. Easy…right?

Pretty easy to install and looks very nice.

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Overall a great product. I needed an option that came in multiple sizes and this was not only the option that had the most size options but also the most readily available. The only complaint that I have is that when installing the brackets, the measurement given in the instructions for distance between the top and bottom brackets was too close together so we had to make adjustments. Very easy for a DIY install once I figured that out. Love the added curb appeal it gave my home.

Super easy to assemble and looks great.

Product looks fantastic and they’re customer service through Home Depot is A+. Highly recommended.

Easy install, very stright and forward directions 1 bracket was missing, suppose to get in a couple days.