Installation Guide

Rip four 7
¼
” x 48” pieces of 3/8” treated plywood. Attach each piece directly onto each side of the post to create the
8x8 box. Attach the GenStone Pillar Panels and caps according to the previous instructions for a smaller structural post.
The 14” x 14” cap is glued down to the top of the box framing using PL300 or equivalent. You may also fasten
mechanically with 3” trim head screws from the edge of the cap into the box. To attach railing brackets use color
matched solid blocks cut into the GenStone Pillar Panels between brackets and actual structural post. Make
sure the fasteners are long enough to penetrate through the blocking and into the structural post at least 1
½
”.
Trace or “measure and pencil” in the actual structural post size (3
½
”x 3
½
” or 5
½
”x 5
½
”) onto the inside center of the
GenStone post cap. Drill a 3/8” hole into the 4 corners of the square you have drawn. Cut the square out using
a Jig saw or keyhole saw. Turn the cap over and mark and make a straight miter cut with your saw from the bottom
left and bottom right hand corners of the cutout to the corresponding corners of the cap. You should have created
a 3 sided piece and a single side which can then be glued back together around the post on top of the pillar. The
cap should go back together cleanly. Clamp or screw the corners of the mitered cap back together and touch up if
necessary with the GenStone touch up paint kit, and caulk around the post with GenStone’s color matched caulk.
NOTE: GenStone Pillar Panels can be stacked to cover a post to any height. Simply create the box as far
up as you would like and cover with 48” Pillar panels. When not using our Pillar Cap to protect the box and
pillars, please seal the top of the Pillar Panel applications by ashing and caulking properly according to code.
Create an 8” x 8” x 48” Box Over a 7
¼
”x 7
¼
” Post
GenStone Pillar Cap - Deck Newell Post Application:
GenStone Pillar Cap Application: Where the structural post (4x4 or 6x6 or 8x8)
protrudes through the center of the cap.
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