TREX SELECT® T-RAIL STAIR RAILING Installation Instructions
HOW TO INSTALL STAIR RAILING TREX SELECT® T-RAIL
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2b. When using the 4x4 post sleeve and two-piece skirt, slide post sleeve over post and down to rest on decking surface. Snap two piece skirt over post sleeve.
NOTE: Shims can be used to plumb post sleeves.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING FOOT BLOCK INSTALLATION: » R efer to detailed instructions included with foot block prior to installation of railing sec- tion as these include other required steps for proper installation.
1. Installing Pressure-Treated Posts » PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ATTACHING PRESSURE TREATED POSTS.
Marking Location for Foot Block to Bottom Rail
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» PRESSURE TREATED POSTS MUST BE INSTALLED ON INSIDE OF STAIR STRINGER AND AT NOSE OF STAIR TREAD. » P OST TO POST SPAN WILL BE LESS THAN 6' or 8'. PRIOR TO INSTALLING POSTS CALCULATE POST TO POST SPAN USING A MAXIMUM RAIL LENGTH REQUIRED AND THE ANGLE (32°-37°) AT WHICH THE RAILS WILL BE INSTALLED. DO NOT INSTALL STAIR POSTS AT 6' SPAN, AS STAIR RAILINGS WILL THEN BE TOO SHORT. » A post and post sleeve longer than 39" will be needed on the lower section of stair rail to accommodate stair angle.
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Installing Post Sleeve Skirts and Post Sleeves 2a.W hen using the Select post sleeve and one-piece skirt, or 6x6 post sleeve and one- piece skirt, slide post sleeve skirt over post and down to rest on decking surface. Slide post sleeve over post and position inside post sleeve skirt.
3. M ark approximate location for foot block, allowing a measurement of 4" maximum. Invert the bottom rail, and at marked location drill a hole using a 3/16" drill bit in the center of the channel. Foot block assembly will be installed last. IMPORTANT NOTE: IF USING OPTIONAL STAIR GASKETS AND T-RAIL STAIR BRACKET COVERS SEE NEXT PAGE FOR THESE INSTRUCTIONS. IF NOT USING GASKETS AND BRACKET COVERS, PROCEED TO PAGE 6.
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