Installation Guide

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TRANSCEND RAILING
HOW TO INSTALL CROWN AND UNIVERSAL BIRD'S MOUTH
RAILING/
CONTINUED
TREX TRANSCEND
HOW TO INSTALL CROWN AND UNIVERSAL STAIR RAILING
TREX TRANSCEND
®
Read all instructions BEFORE installation.
NOTE: All Transcend railings and gaskets ONLY work
with stair slopes of 32°-37°.
Installing Posts, Post
Sleeve Skirts, and Post
Sleeves for Stair Rails
1. Install posts, post
sleeve skirts, and post
sleeves according to
standard Transcend
railing instructions.
See page 65.
» In most cases, a post and post sleeve longer than
39" (991 mm) will be needed on the lower section of
stair rail to accommodate stair angle.
» Make sure top and bottom posts for stairs are
installed at nose of each tread.
Measuring and Cutting
Bottom Stair Rail
2. Place a 1" (254 mm)
deckboard on the nose
of the stair tread.
3. Snap baluster spacer into lower stair rail and lay
lower stair rail on top of the deckboard.
4. Use the lower and upper stair post to set the length
of the lower stair rail. Ensure that baluster spacer
holes are spaced evenly between posts. Also allow
for a minimum of 1-1/2" (292 mm) at each end of
the stair rail for bracket placement and baluster
clearance. Mark rail at post intersections.
5. Remove lower rail,
keeping baluster spacer
in rail, and cut along
marks.
NOTES:
» If using railing gaskets,
subtract 1/16” from
each end and cut.
» KEEP BALUSTER
SPACER IN RAILING
WHEN CUTTING.
CUT VERY CAREFULLY
TO NOT BREAK BALUSTER SPACER.
Attaching RSB’s for Bottom Stair Rail
6. Remove baluster spacer from bottom rail and place
rail in between posts, keeping rail on deckboard.
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2
1"
(2.5 cm)
3
1
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4
5
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6
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