Installation Guide

62
TRADITIONAL RAILING
63
TRADITIONAL RAILING
3
x2
2
42" Max.
(106.7 cm)
36" Min.
(91.4 cm)
Cutting Posts to Length and Installing Top Rail
3. Cut posts to designated height as measured from
t
op of decking surface. Measure distance between
posts from center-to-center.
Make scarf cuts on each end of
d
eck board and use two exterior-
approved screws per end to
s
ecure boards to posts with
board centered over posts.
*NOTE: If installing at below 40°F (4°C) leave 1/8"
(0.3 cm) gap in scarf joints between boards.
Cutting Lateral Rails
4. Measure distance between posts on 6' (1.83 m)
c
enter and cut two 2" x 4" (5.1 cm x 10.2 cm) lateral
rails to fit. Leave 1/16" (0.15 cm) gap at each end for
c
old weather expansion.
5.
S
ecure with 2-1/2" (6.4 cm) composite-approved
screws and attach top rail with one screw every
12"
(30.5 cm).
Installing Balusters
6. Cut balusters to length, pre-drill two holes at top
a
nd bottom sides that will face outward on each
baluster. Locate the centers between posts, mark
a
nd place first baluster and secure with four
2-1/2" (6.4 cm) exterior-approved screws. Space
b
alusters to the left and right a maximum of 3-5/8"
(9.2 cm) edge-to-edge or 5" (13 cm) on center.
7.
O
ne baluster must extend to the decking surface
every 18" (45.7 cm). Typically four per 6' (1.83 m)
a
pplication.
4
center
6'
(1.83 m)
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
3-1/2” max
(8.9 cm)
3-1/2” max
(8.9 cm)
1
1
6
3
18"
(45.7 cm)
5"
(13 cm)
3-5/8"
(9.2 cm)
HOW TO INSTALL RAISED RAILING/CONTINUED
TREX
®
TRADITIONAL/OPTION 1
< 40°F (4°C) = 1/8"
(0.3 cm) gap*
HOW TO INSTALL RAISED RAILING
TREX
®
TRADITIONAL/OPTION 2
Rails BETWEEN Posts with STANDARD Trex
Balusters
1. Installing Pressure-Treated Posts or
Trex Railposts
™
See instructions on page 61.
Installing Post Sleeve
Skirts and Post Sleeves
2.
S
lide post skirt over
post and down to rest
o
n decking surface.
Slide post sleeve
o
ver post and position
inside post skirt.
NOTE: Shims can be used to plumb post sleeves.
Optional: Installing Post Skirts (for use with
T
rex Railpost
™
)
See instructions on page 61.
3.
Cutting Posts to Length and Installing
Top Rail
S
ee instructions on page 62.
Cutting Lateral Rails
4. Measure distance between inside edges of posts
a
nd cut two 2" x 4" (5.1 cm x 10.2 cm) lateral rails
to fit. Leave 1/16" (0.15 cm) gap at each end for cold
w
eather expansion.
5.
C
enter upper lateral rails under top rails to posts
attaching with “L” brackets or equivalent
c
onstruction method. (If toenailing screws into
lateral railing, predrill these holes first to help
p
revent splitting and mushrooming of the screw.)
Secure with 2-1/2" (6.4 cm) composite-approved
s
crews and attach top rail to lateral rail with one
screw every 12" (30.5 cm). Bottom rails attach with
“
L” brackets or equivalent construction method
with 3-1/2" (8.9 cm) maximum clearance above
d
eck surface.
4
1/16"
(0.15 cm)
1
1
1
1
5
2
3
3-1/2" max.
(8.9 cm)
3-1/2" max.
(8.9 cm)
1
2
2