Installation Guide

Stair Rail Cont’d.
7.
Measure the length of the rail panel and cut
the top rail (sold separately) to match. Press
down on the top rail to ensure that it ts
snugly onto the panel (Fig. 18). Align top stair
bracket with the rail end only at the top of the
stairs. Using the pre-drilled holes as a guide,
drill through the railing using a ⁄8" bit as
shown, being careful not to drill through the
top of top rail (circled with dotted line) (Fig.
19). Do this for the top of the stairs only.
9.
Press bottom brackets onto the bottom rails.
Slide all four brackets into bracket bases
which are connected to the posts. Slide
bracket covers onto the bases and loosely
secure in place with hinge bolts (Fig. 21).
11.
Install pyramid post top onto each post.
Note: A rubber mallet may be needed for
proper t.
10.
Pre-drill the top rail at the bottom stair post
using the bracket holes as a guide (Fig. 22).
Drive two 1½" painted pan-head screws up
through the holes locking the bracket, panel,
and top rail together. Once top rail is secured,
tighten all four of the hinge bolts to lock stair
panel in place.
8.
Press top rail end covers onto both ends of
the top rail. Slide top brackets in place on the
rail ends, ensuring that the top rail end covers
nest into the grooves of the brackets. Align
the bracket, panel, and top rail as shown in
Figure 20. Drive two 1½" painted pan-head
screws through the pre-drilled holes locking
the assembly together at the top of the stair
only.
6.
Loosely assemble the mounting base and
cover and use it as a template to mark
locations for pre-drilling. (Note: If base is
centered without bracket cover, rail will NOT
be centered). Place the bracket mounting
base on the post aligned with the marks
made in Step 4 (Fig. 16) ensuring that
brackets are properly oriented. Mark the
two hole locations shown (Fig. 17) for each
bracket and pre-drill using a 1/8" bit. Secure
brackets to post using the non-painted at-
head 1½" screws provided.
Fig. 17
Fig. 18
Fig. 21
Fig. 20
Fig. 22
Fig. 19
5.
For the bottom rail only, add ¾" (toward the
rail end or post) to the marks made on the
panel in Step 3 (Fig. 15) and cut the panel at
these marks. For the top rail, cut the panel
directly on the marks made in Step 3. Insert
the bottom brackets onto bottom rail, align
top brackets (temporarily secure brackets in
place with tape), and test the panel for proper
t. Once proper t is ensured, mark the
bracket positions at all 4 locations (Fig. 16),
and remove brackets from the rail panel.
Fig. 15
Fig. 16