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Recommended Tools 1. Pencil |
8. Electric miter saw with a 10” carbide blade with minimum 10 teeth (improve performance with additional teeth, optimal blade has 100 teeth) |
Picket Infill Components
Glass/Perf Infill Components
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1. Check Materials - Verify all parts have arrived, and match the packing slip. |
2. Gather and identify all posts per your layout |
3. Layout Posts - Maximum spacing is 4'6" to 5'0" (based on ASD engineering) - Intermediate posts are spaced evenly between end and corner posts |
Anchor Posts |
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| 4. Surface mount – Anchor each post using (4 ea) ³⁄₈” x 5” minimum lag bolts with washers and button caps. | 5. Fascia mount w/ brackets – Anchor each fascia bracket using (4 ea) ³⁄₈” x 5” minimum lag bolts with washer and button cap. Measure and cut each post to desired length. Secure the posts into the bracket using (2 ea side of fascia bracket) #14 x 1” tex screws. Cover the bottom of each post with a post cap using (1 ea) ¾” painted screw to secure the post cap in place. | 6. Fascia mount/flush – Measure and cut each post to desired length. Insert (2 ea) PIF into the bottom of each post. Cover the bottom of each post with a post cap and using (1ea) ¾” painted screw to secure post cap in place. Anchor each post using (2 ea) ³⁄₈” x 7” minimum lag bolts with cap washer and button cap. |
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| 7. Rail connecting blocks – Anchor block into post using #10 x 2” screws (2ea per RCB). Use (1ea) RCB for the top rail and (1ea) for the bottom rail. Section #8 shows location. | 8. Top and bottom rail attachment – Measure inside-to inside of posts and cut rails to fit in-between posts. Attach rails to the connecting blocks, screwing 1ea,#10 x ¾” painted screw to each side, ½” from each end of the rail. Install the bottom rail first ensuring that the ridged channel is facing upward. Install top rail second. | |
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| 9. Measuring and installing picket or glass vinyl – cut the top rail vinyl for the glass/picket 3” shorter than the top rail– cut the bottom rail vinyl to the length of the bottom rail. Install top and bottom vinyl inside top and bottom rail. | 10. Measuring for glass – (A) Glass Width – Measure inside post to inside post. Then deduct 3” from your measurement. (B) Glass Height – Measure from the inside of the top rail to the inside of the bottom rail. Then add ¾” to your measurement. | 11. Installing glass – Wet the top and bottom glass vinyl. Center the glass in the opening betweeen the two posts. Insert the glass into the top vinyl by pushing upwards. Move the bottom of the glass over the bottom rail and lower into the bottom vinyl. |
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| 12. Installing pickets – Slide one end of the picket into the bottom rail and swing the other end into the top channel. Push the picket flush and snap on a spacer on each side of the picket. It is necessary to install the last three (3 ea) picket before the spacers. Shift the pickets to allow spacer installation, the last two (2 ea) spacers installed might need to cut to custom lengths. If necessary, use a rubber mallet to snap spacers into place. | 13. Install post cap- Insert post cap into post – secure with one (1 ea) ¾” painted screw at the top of the post into the tab of the post cap or use silicone sealant. | |
