8.
Installing Top Rail:
a. Place brackets onto both ends of top rail
(make sure to use brackets with side holes).
b. Begin at one side of rail and align first baluster
with first routed hole on bottom side of top rail
and snap top rail into position (Fig. 12).
c. Continue down the line of balusters installing
balusters into top rail.
d. Install brackets:
i. Using
screw hole (Fig. 13). On angle, drill through
bracket hole, vinyl post jacket and vinyl
insert and loosely install first #10 x
screw – when using Post Install Kit. For
vinyl posts installed over an existing wood
4x4 pre-drill post and install screw directly
into wood 4x4.
ii. Repeat pre-drilling process for remaining
three screws (Fig. 13).
iii. Tightly install screws (Fig. 14).
iv. Repeat steps i-iii for the second top
bracket.
v. Pre-drill through side bracket holes into top
rail and aluminum insert using
vi. Install supplied screw through side hole in
top rail brackets.
vii. Snap covers over exposed brackets to hide
screws.
⁄
" drill bit, pre-drill first top bracket
5
32
⁄
"
3
4
⁄
" drill bit.
5
32
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
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