Handrail & Post Coring

Handrails and guardrails set into concrete need a clean, correctly sized pocket for each post. Core drilling makes those pockets so posts can be grouted or epoxied plumb and to the right embedment — essential for a rail that meets code load requirements and doesn't work loose over time.

Crews we route work to core post holes on the rail layout spacing, at a diameter that gives the right annular space for grout. On stairs and elevated slabs, getting each core plumb and at consistent depth is what makes the finished rail look right and pass inspection.

Coring method

Post pockets are cored with concrete core drilling, sized to the post and grout clearance. Where a core surfaces near a post-tension slab edge, this work follows the same care as anchor bolt coring. Bollard sleeves tie into bollard installation.

Concrete scanning confirms rebar and tendon locations before coring near slab edges and stair stringers.

Practical considerations

• Core diameter gives enough annular space for the post grout to develop hold.
• Cores are kept plumb and to consistent depth for a straight, level rail.
• Wet coring controls silica per OSHA 1926.1153 and keeps finished stairs and floors clean.
• Edge distance near slab edges is checked so the core doesn't spall the edge.