Mounting bracket

A mounting bracket for housing a wood post for installing on a flat deck for a watertight fit comprising, in combination:

• a base portion having a generally square configuration, the base portion having a thickness of about one-quarter of an inch, the base portion having apertures formed therethrough inwardly of each of four corners thereof, the apertures having a diameter large enough to allow a large diameter screw or bolt therein;
• a square receiving tube having an open first end, an open second end, and four side walls, the square receiving tube having drainage holes existing through two of the sidewalls opposite one another extending upwardly from the open second end thereby allowing water to drain away from the bracket and off of the flat deck, the open second end secured to the base portion inwardly of the apertures formed inwardly of the four corners thereof, each of the four side walls having an aperture formed therein, each of the apertures having a diameter less than that of the apertures of the base plate, the square receiving tube dimensioned to receive a four by four wood post therein;
• a plurality of concrete anchor bolts, wood screws or lag bolts, each of the anchor bolts, wood screws or lag bolts being dimensioned to be received through the apertures of the base plate to secure the base plate to a concrete porch, wooden deck or flat roof;
• a plurality of lag screws, each of the lag screws dimensioned to be received through the apertures of the square receiving tube to secure the four by four wood post thereto.