Installation Guide

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Installing Acurio Laceworks PVC panels for deck railings using locally available building materials for top and
boom rails.
If you have decided to use top and boom rails locally sourced and built on site, we’l walk you through how to do it
yourself. We oen recommend installing our PVC panels with this method as it costs less than using manufactured
railing systems, can be painted to owner’ color choice and allows for longer spans.
Step 1: Set your posts. We recommend using 4x4 core posts and then adding 6”PVC sleeves. You can also add PVC
post caps. Make sure you provide blocking where the rails connect.
Step 2: Prepare your components. Measure between the posts (check top and boom measurements to make sure
posts are plumb.) Cut two 2x4 PT pieces to length. Cut one 1x4 PVC to length. Chamfer the edges (if you want to!) Cut
one 5/4 x 6 PVC or composite decking to length. Create a 1”x ½”routed groove in the center of one of the 2x4’.
Step 3: Cut PVC panel to fit opening between posts. Determine if you need to splice panels together. Cut panels to
length as needed thinking about centering paern in the opening.
Step 4: Assembling the railings and panels We turn the railing upside down to assemble. Lay the grooved 2x4 PT with
the groove side up on the work surface. Flipping the PVC panels upside down, insert in groove.
Step 5: Aach the railings and panels Install the 1x4 PVC on top panel by screwing every 12”using 1 5/8”deck screws.
Make sure you are centering the PVC panels on the 1x4. Install a screw 2”from the splice on either side of a splice.
Use PVC glue where panels join. Screw the 2x4 PT on top using 2 ½”deck screw every 12” Flip the panel over and
screw the 2x4 top rail into the PVC panels using 1 5/8”deck screws 12”on center. Again, add a screw on either side of
a splice.
Step 6: If you plan to paint the panel –now would be a great me! We like to spray paint our railings and they are
easy to handle when assembled like this. Use Sherwin Williams’Extreme Bonding Primer.
Step 7: Aach railing secons to the post. Install the railing secons by screwing the 2x4 PT rails into the posts using
3”screws (check your local building code for required fasteners). Determine the length of the mounng block and cut
at least one per 8’panel. If you want a 36”tall railing and you are using the materials specified above, this block will be
2 ¾”tall.
Step 8: Install Cap Rail Install PVC or composite decking to the top of the cap rail. If you have matching plugs to hide
the screws, screw from the top of the board into the 2x4 PT and plug. If you do not have matching plugs, screw from
the boom of the 2x4 into the cap.