INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS • Level Rail......................................................2 • Stair Rail.......................................................7 ICC-ES Evaluation Report No.
Need a little help installing your railing? www.rdirail.com/support/installation-videos.html LEVEL RAIL Warning: Always wear safety goggles. RDI has obtained an ICC evaluation report on the International Building Code® and the International Residential Codes®. For a full report, see ICC-ES Evaluation Report No. ESR1849 at www.icc-es.org. COMPONENT LIST: TOOLS NEEDED: Check the kit to ensure all components are included.
1. 2. 3. Prepare all posts and mounting surfaces before installation. Establish the height of the lower rail using blocks for the desired bottom space. Measure from the mounting surface to the first baluster hole on each end (Fig. 2) and adjust until these dimensions are equal. Place the bottom rail across the opening where it is to be installed (Fig. 1). Tip: Standard Original Rail measures 36" in height with a 2" space below the bottom rail. Use 2" blocks to establish bottom rail height.
LEVEL RAIL CONTINUED 4. 5. 6. Cut each end of the rail at the measurement determined in Step 3 (Fig. 5). Place rail with brackets between posts as shown in Figure 7. Insert a baluster into each routed hole of the bottom rail (Fig. 10). Tip: If using a power saw, a carbide tip blade of at least 60 teeth is recommended. Pre-drill the holes (Fig.
7. 8. 9. Cut the top rail following the same procedure that you used in steps 3 and 4 for the bottom rail. Place a T-shaped top mounting bracket (item F) on each end of the top rail, with the flat side facing the mounting surface. Beginning at one end of the rail section, (Fig. 12) insert each baluster installed in Step 6 into the corresponding baluster hole into the top rail. Make sure that the aluminum T-channel is flush with the end of the vinyl top rail (Fig. 11).
LEVEL RAIL CONTINUED 10. 11. Secure the top rail to mounting brackets using supplied set screws (J) as shown in Figure 15. Check entire installation for accuracy before snapping snap on bracket covers (H) for top and bottom brackets (Fig. 16) into place. Repeat Steps 1 through 10 for each rail section. NOTE: Bracket covers press-fit onto the brackets perpendicular to the post; they cannot be slid into place. (Fig. 15) (Fig.
Need a little help installing your railing? www.rdirail.com/support/installation-videos.html STAIR RAIL Warning: Always wear safety goggles. Endurance Original Rail stair brackets do not need to be cut, and work at angles between 32° and 38°. COMPONENT LIST: TOOLS NEEDED: Check the kit to ensure all components are included.
STAIR RAIL CONTINUED 1. 2. Prepare all posts and mounting surfaces before installation. Temporarily secure a plank on the noses of the stairs between the posts onto which you are installing the stair rail. (Fig. 1) The thickness of the plank will determine the space between the stairs and the bottom rail. Place the bottom rail, baluster holes facing up, on the plank with the sticker reading “This end at top...” at the top post (Fig. 2).
3. 4. 5. If installing at an angle between 35 and 38 degrees, snap a small insert (F.B) into each bottom bracket (Fig. 6). Orient the bracket being used at the top of the stair with the insert placed inside the bottom of the bracket and the bracket being used at the stair bottom with the insert at the top of the bracket (Fig. 8). Insert a baluster into each of the first and last baluster holes of the bottom rail, and set the top rail in place by inserting them into the corresponding holes (Fig. 11).
STAIR RAIL CONTINUED 6. 7. 8. Cut the top rail to fit (Fig. 13). Slide a top rail mounting bracket in place with flat side facing the mounting post. Top stair mounting bracket (H) should be at top of the stair and bottom stair mounting bracket (G) should be at the bottom (Fig. 14). Insert a baluster into each rout of the bottom rail. NOTE: Each kit with vinyl balusters contains 2 tabbed balusters; space them evenly into each section.
9. 10. 11. To allow for baluster expansion, raise the top rail approximately 1/8". Pre-drill the holes for the mounting brackets to avoid stripping the stainless steel screws (Fig. 16). Secure top railing to brackets using provided set screws (L) as shown in figure 18. Check entire installation for accuracy before snapping snap on bracket covers (Fig. 19) into place, and inserting the button plugs into the bottom brackets (Fig. 20).
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