Installation Guide

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TRANSCEND RAILING
HOW TO INSTALL STANDARD RAILING/CONTINUED
TREX TRANSCEND
11. Slide baluster spacer up
and snap into top rail.
Place optional top rail
gaskets on each end of
rail.
Attaching Post Caps and
Installing Foot Blocks
12. Secure post caps with
silicone or PVC adhesive.
Attach foot block per
foot block instructions.
NOTE: Clean up any excess
adhesive before it dries.
2
11
Option
2
2
12
3
1
HOW TO INSTALL COCKTAIL RAILING
TREX TRANSCEND
IMPORTANT NOTES:
»
ON LY use with 4" x 4" (102 mm x 102 mm) post and
post sleeve. Cutting post and post sleeve
ONLY apply
to the Transcend Cocktail railing.
»
If using Select decking, USE maximum length 1-3/4"
(44 mm) screw and NOT 2" (51 mm) screw.
»
Screws that are used for attaching decking board to
railing MUST be attached at an angle to prevent screw
from penetrating through the top of decking board.
1.
Installing Pressure-Treated Posts
See instructions on page 65.
Cutting Post and Post
Sleeve
1a. Mark and cut post and
post sleeve measuring
from deck surface:
» 36-3/16" (919 mm)
for 36" (914 mm)
height.
» 42-3/16" (1072 mm)
for 42" (1067 mm)
height.
2.
Installing Post Sleeve Skirts and Post Sleeves See
instructions on page 65.
3.
Installing Railing Support Brackets (RSBs)
instructions on page 65.
4.
Cutting Railings and Baluster Spacers
See instructions on page 66.
5. Attaching Foot Block to Bottom Rail
See instructions on page 66.
6.
Attaching Bottom Rail (Universal Rail)
See instructions on page 66.
Attaching Inverted Universal Rail as Top Rail
7. Place inverted universal rail onto RSBs. Attach
universal rail to RSBs with three self-tapping screws
provided (use three outer holes; do not use hole
in RSB that is closest to post). If two hole bracket
is included, attach with two self-tapping screws
(provided).
8. Place deck boards (DO NOT use Enhance (scallop
profile) or Escapes deck boards for top rail) over
universal rails. Attach boards on each post with
Trex-recommended composite screws (quantity of
2 per each board end). Secure boards to universal
rails from underside of railing into bottom of decking
board, with 2" (51 mm) pan-head screws (not
provided) at an angle every 16" (406 mm) on center.
36-3/16"
(919 mm)
or
42-3/16"
(1072 mm)
36-3/16"
(919 mm)
or
42-3/16"
(1072 mm)
1a
1
7
2
3
Hole
RSB
x2
2
2
Hole
RSB
1
1
8
2
3