Installation Guide

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Attaching Bottom Rail Bracket Cover:
Test t the rail panel. Once proper t is ensured,
press bottom bracket covers onto the ends of
the bottom rail (Fig. 11) and set panel in place on
brackets.
Connect Rails to Brackets:
a. Press top rail cap and bracket covers onto the
top rail that was cut in step 1 onto the top of the
panel. Press down on the top rail cap to ensure
that it ts snug onto the panel and that the top
rail bracket end covers are being held in place by
the line bracket (Fig. 12).
b. Using the holes in the bracket as a guide, pre-
drill two (2)
1
8
" holes from under the bottom of
the rail up through the top rail. Drive two (2) 1
5
8
"
screws up through the hole locking the bracket,
panel and top rail together, being careful not to
drill through the top of the top rail (Fig. 13).
c. Install pyramid post top onto each post (Fig. 14).
NOTE:
A rubber mallet may be needed for a proper t.
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Bottom Bracket CoverBottom Bracket Cover
Fig. 14
Pyramid TopPyramid Top
PostPost
Fig. 13
4.
5.
Assemble rail panels as described in "Rail
Installation."
NOTE:
Taller posts (sold separately) may be
needed for either bottom or top of the stairs,
depending on the angle of the stairway or
the location of where the posts will be
installed relative to the nose of the stair
tread. Bottom stair posts may also be
moved out from bottom step (Fig. 1).
See "Post Installation" section for "Deck/Wood
Surface Installations."
STAIR RAIL INSTALLATION
Fig. 1
1.