TREX TRANSCEND ® COMPOSITE HORIZONTAL RAILING Installation Instructions
HOW TO INSTALL CONTINUOUS (OVER THE POST) COCKTAIL RAILING
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Cutting Post and Post Sleeve 2. M ark and cut post and post sleeve measuring from deck surface: » 36-3/16" (919 mm) for 36" (914 mm) height. » 42-3/16 " (1072 mm) for 42 " (1067 mm) height.
10. Placing Baluster Spacers See instructions on page 4.
11. Attaching Balusters
36-3/16" (919 mm) or 42-3/16" (1072 mm)
See instructions on page 5.
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Optional
3. Installing Post Sleeve Skirts and Post Sleeves See instructions on page 3. 4. Installing Railing Support Brackets (RSBs) See instructions on page 3. 5. Cutting Railings and Baluster Spacers See instructions on page 4. 6. Attaching Foot Block to Bottom Rail See instructions on page 4.
12. Slide baluster spacers up and snap into universal rails.
NOTE: If necessary, cut tips off rail gaskets prior to in- stallation.
13. Use scarf cut for posts where two top boards meet. 14. Installing Foot Block Attach foot block per detailed instructions.
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7. Attaching Bottom Rail (Universal Rail) See instructions on page 4.
Attaching Inverted Universal Rail as Top Rail
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NOTES: » Leave 1/8" (3 mm) gap between top boards. » Top boards can overhang end of last post a maximum 1/2" (13 mm).
8. Place inverted universal rail onto RSBs. Attach universal rail to RSBs with three self-drilling screws provided (use three outer holes; do not use hole in RSB that is closest to post). 9. Place top boards over universal rails. Attach boards on each post with Trex-recommended composite screws (quantity of 2 per post as well as each board end). Secure boards to universal rails from underside of railing into bottom of decking board, with 1-5/8" (41 mm) pan-head screws (not provided) approximately every 16" (406 mm) on center.
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