Q: I want to install a waist-high railing between the exterior wall of my home and a column on my front porch. The railing has holes at the bottom so that it can be mounted into the concrete, but ...

For years, I had an old Craftsman bungalow with a big front porch. I’d sit out front every night with a glass in my hand, enjoying my street, greeting the neighbors as they walked their dogs. Friends ...