Installation Guide
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HOW TO INSTALL TREX
®
SIGNATURE™ COCKTAIL RAILING/CONTINUED
TREX
®
SIGNATURE™
12. Secure boards
to top rail using
Trex
®
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: Pre-drilling before attachment is recommended.
13. Use scarf cut for posts
where two deck boards
meet.
NOTES:
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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 86.
15.
Attachment of Foot Block
See instructions on page 97.
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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 Trex
®
Signature™ Traditional railing.
1. Installing Posts, Post Sleeve Skirts and Post
Sleeves
See instructions on page 76.
2.
Installing Horizontal Fixed Brackets
See instructions on page 79.
3.
Installing Horizontal Swivel Brackets
See instructions on page 94.
4. Cutting Railings for Horizontal Fixed Brackets
See instructions on page 80 Post-to-Post, page 83
Post-to-Crossover Post, or page 87 Crossover Post-
to-Crossover Post.
5. Cutting Railings for Horizontal Swivel Brackets
See instructions on page 95.
6.
Attaching Center Baluster to Bottom Rail
See instructions on page 81 Post to-Post, 85 Post-to-
Crossover Post, or 89 Crossover Post-to-Crossover Post.
7. Attaching Bottom Rail Cover and Bottom Rail to
Brackets
See instructions on page 81 Post-to-Post, 85 Post-to-
Crossover Post, or 89 Crossover Post-to-Crossover Post.
8. Installing Remaining Balusters into Bottom Rail
See instructions on page 81 Post-to-Post, 85 Post-to-
Crossover Post, or 89 Crossover Post-to-Crossover Post.
9. Attaching Top Rail and Top Rail Cover
See instructions on page 81 Post-to-Post, 86 Post-to-
Crossover Post, or 90 Crossover Post-to-Crossover
Post.
NOTE: Top Bracket Covers
are not attached in this
configuration.
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 TREX
®
SIGNATURE™ TRADITIONAL RAILING
TREX® SIGNATURE™
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TREX
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SIGNATURE™ RAILING