Installation Guide

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SIGNATURE RAILING
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HOW TO INSTALL SIGNATURE COCKTAIL RAILING/CONTINUED
TREX SIGNATURE
12. Secure boards to top
rail using Signature
Cocktail Bracket
(sold separately).
Ensure that there is a
bracket at each end
of the railing section,
then space brackets
approximately every
24" and attach with
4 screws provided.
NOTE: Predrilling before attachment is recommended.
13. Use scarf cut for
posts where two deck
boards meet.
NOTES:
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If installing in weather
below 40°F (4.5°C),
leave 1/8" (3 mm) gap
between deck boards.
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Deck boards can overhang
end of last post
maximum 1/2" (13 mm).
14.
Attachment of Bottom Bracket Covers and
Skirts
See instructions on page 83.
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Important: ONLY use for use with pressure-treated
4 x 4 post (3.5" nominal square) and 4" x 4" (102 mm x
102 mm) or 6" x 6" post sleeve. Trex Signature Posts,
Trex Post Mounts or Joist Mount Posts cannot be used
with Signature Traditional railing.
1.
Installing Posts, Post Sleeve Skirts and
Post Sleeves
See instructions on page 74.
2.
Installing Horizontal Fixed Brackets
See instructions on page 78.
3.
Installing Horizontal Swivel Brackets
See instructions on page 84.
4.
Cutting Railings for Horizontal Fixed
Brackets
See instructions on page 79.
5.
Cutting Railings for Horizontal Swivel
Brackets
See instructions on page 85.
6.
Attaching Center Baluster to Bottom Rail
See instructions on page 81.
7.
Attaching Bottom Rail Cover and Bottom
Rail to Brackets
See instructions on page 81.
8.
Installing Remaining Balusters into
Bottom Rail
See instructions on page 81.
9.
Attaching Top Rail and Top Rail Cover
See instructions on page 82. Note: Top Bracket
Covers are not attached in this confi guration.
10.
Attaching 2" x 4"
(51 mm x 102 mm)
to Top Rail
Measure between
posts and cut 2" x 4"
(51 mm x 102 mm)
to length.
HOW TO INSTALL SIGNATURE TRADITIONAL RAILING
TREX SIGNATURE
®
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