Installation Guide

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TRANSCEND RAILING
NOTE: Construction methods are always improving. Please refer to www.trex.com for the most up-to-date installation requirements.
HOW TO INSTALL STANDARD RAILING/CONTINUED
TREX TRANSCEND
10. Slide baluster spacer up
and snap into top rail.
Place optional top rail
gaskets on each end of
rail.
Attaching Post Caps and
Installing New Foot Blocks
11. Secure post caps with
silicone or PVC adhesive.
Attach New foot block per
foot block instructions.
Note: Clean-up any excess
adhesive before drying.
2
10
Option
2
2
11
3
1
HOW TO INSTALL COCKTAIL RAILING
TREX TRANSCEND
Important: ONLY use with 4" x 4" (102 mm x 102 mm)
post and post sleeve. Cutting post and post sleeve ONLY
apply to the Transcend Cocktail railing.
1.
Installing Pressure-Treated Posts
See instructions on page 59.
Cutting Post and Post Sleeve
1a. Mark 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.
2. Installing Post
Sleeve Skirts and
Post Sleeves See
instructions on page 59.
3.
Installing Railing Support Brackets (RSBs)
See instructions on page 59.
4.
Cutting Railings
See instructions on page 60.
5.
Attaching Foot Block
See instructions on page 60.
6.
Attaching Bottom Rail (Universal Rail), Adding
Weep Holes.
See instructions on page 60.
7-8.
Placing Baluster Spacers and Balusters
See instructions on page 60.
Attaching Inverted Universal Rail as Top Rail
9. Place inverted universal rail onto RSBs with balusters
in channel. Attach universal rail to RSBs with three
self-tapping screws provided (use three outer holes;
do not use hole in RSB that is closest to post). If two
hole bracket is included, attach with two self-tapping
holes (provided).
10. Place deck boards (DO NOT use Escapes deck boards
for top rail) over universal rails. Attach boards on
each post with Trex-recommended composite screws
(quantity of 2 per each board end). Secure boards to
36-3/16"
(919 mm)
or
42-3/16"
(1072 mm)
36-3/16"
(919 mm)
or
42-3/16"
(1072 mm)
1a
1
9
2
3
Hole
RSB
2
2
Hole
RSB
1
1
10
2
3