Instructions / Assembly

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HOW TO INSTALL STAIR RAILING
Read rail instructions BEFORE installation. Measuring and Cutting Railings
IMPORTANT NOTE: POST TO POST SPAN WILL BE LESS THAN 68.35” PRIOR TO INSTALLING POSTS CALCULATE POST
TO POST SPAN USING A MAXIMUM RAIL LENGTH OF 68.35” AND THE ANGLE (32°-37°) AT WHICH THE RAILS WILL
BE INSTALLED. DO NOT INSTALL STAIR POSTS AT 68.35” SPAN, AS STAIR RAILINGS WILL THEN BE TOO SHORT.
NOTES:
» Stair Railings work ONLY WITH STAIR SLOPES OF32°-37°.
Installing Posts, Post Sleeve Skirts, and Post Sleeves for Stair Rails
1. Install posts, post sleeve skirts, and post sleeves according to standard railing instructions. In most cases, a longer post and
post sleeve will be needed on the lower section of stair rail to accommodate stair angle. DO NOT cut the post/post sleeve
until desired height is determined.
2. Make sure top and bottom posts for stairs are installed at nose of each tread.
Set railing along the nose of the stair treads, making sure baluster holes are vertically aligned and mark the rail angle at each
intersection. When measuring, cut equal lengths from each side of railing allowing a minimum of 3" on each end from the last
baluster hole to the end of the rail. This will ensure proper baluster and bracket placement and equal spacing of balusters per
each railing section.
3. Angle Determination
Place the top rail directly over the bottom rail while
making sure that their holes are aligned. Tape them
together temporarily so they will not move during
angle marking. Lay the rails on the stairs against the
posts. Make sure the holes in the rails are evenly
distributed between the posts before marking the
angle to be cut on both rails with a pencil. Cut the rails
to the angle that was just marked. Draw a line on the
stair/angle bracket in the same angle as the cut rails
(two top rail brackets & two bottom rail brackets). Cut
on the extended part of the rail bracket as possible.