1.
Prepare all posts and mounting surfaces
before installation.
NOTE: Check with your local building code
office for design load requirements for guard
rails and bottom space requirements. All
supporting structures should be built in
accordance with applicable building codes.
Always use proper safety precautions and
wear safety goggles.
2.
Temporarily secure a plank on the noses
of the stairs between the posts onto which
you are installing the stair rail (Fig. 1). The
thickness of the plank will determine the
space between the stairs and the bottom rail.
Place the bottom rail, baluster routs facing
up, on the plank with the label reading "This
end top of stair." at the top post. Slide the rail
up or down until the rout spacing is even on
each end (Fig. 2).
Make a mark on each post to indicate the
upper surface of the bottom rail (Fig. 3).
(Fig. 1)
(Fig. 2)
(Fig. 3)
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