Leve
l Rai
l Ste
p 1
: Det
erm
ine
the
des
ired
rai
l pla
cem
ent
and
sna
p l
ine
on t
he d
eck
to e
nsur
e al
l pos
ts a
re a
ligne
d p
rop
erly
(Fig
. 1).
Ens
ure
suffi
cien
t m
ount
ing
stru
ctur
e ex
ists
in a
reas
to
rece
ive
pos
ts. I
nsta
ll b
lock
ing
whe
re n
eces
sary
. Plu
mb
the
p
osts
, usi
ng t
he s
him
s p
rovi
ded
, and
sec
ure
all p
osts
in p
lace
(Fig
. 2).
Not
e: P
ost
kits
incl
ude
leve
ling
shim
s an
d r
ail p
anel
att
achm
ent
hard
war
e, p
ost
mou
ntin
g ha
rdw
are
sold
sep
arat
ely.
Tip
: Shi
ms
can
be
easi
ly c
ut u
sing
a w
ood
chi
sel.
Tip
: Pos
t fla
nges
are
man
ufac
ture
d t
o ac
cep
t 3/
8" d
iam
eter
fast
ener
s; b
e su
re t
o us
e th
e ap
pro
pria
te fa
sten
ers
for
your
inst
alla
tion.
Che
ck lo
cal b
uild
ing
cod
es fo
r re
qui
rem
ents
.
Not
e: A
LWAY
S w
ear
safe
ty g
oggl
es!!
Ste
p 2
: Pla
ce r
ail p
anel
acr
oss
the
open
ing
and
ad
just
to
ensu
re e
qua
l b
alus
ter
spac
ing
at e
ach
end
(Fig
s. 3
& 4
). M
ark
each
end
of t
he r
ail p
anel
1/4
" fr
om
pos
t fa
ce t
o al
low
for
bra
cket
and
/or
wel
d c
lear
ance
(Fig
. 5).
Bef
ore
cutt
ing
the
pan
el
to s
ize,
pro
tect
the
rai
l sur
face
from
mar
ring
whi
le c
uttin
g. T
he R
DI R
AIL
CU
TTIN
G
JIG
is a
vaila
ble
thr
ough
you
r E
xcal
ibur
dea
ler.
Hol
d t
he t
ool fi
rmly
and
pla
ce t
he
sole
pla
te o
f you
r jig
saw
aga
inst
the
saw
gui
de
por
tion
of t
he t
ool (
Fig.
6),
cut
the
exce
ss m
ater
ial f
rom
the
end
of t
he c
uttin
g to
ol. T
he t
ool i
s no
w fi
tted
to
your
saw
for
cons
iste
nt a
nd r
epet
itive
use
with
out
mar
ring
the
rail
finis
h. T
his
tool
will
hel
p in
ef-
fect
ivel
y an
d a
ccur
atel
y cu
ttin
g an
y si
mila
rly s
ized
rai
l sys
tem
. Sna
p t
he c
uttin
g to
ol
over
the
rai
l and
cut
at
your
mar
k. R
epea
t fo
r th
e re
mai
ning
3 e
nds
(Fig
. 7).
1
23
45
(Fig
. 4)
(Fig
. 1)
(Fig
. 3)
(Fig
. 2)
Ste
p 3
: Tes
t fit
the
rai
l pan
el. O
nce
a p
rop
er fi
t is
ens
ured
al
l cut
s m
ust
be
pai
nted
prio
r to
fina
l ins
talla
tion
(Fig
. 8).
Set
the
p
anel
in p
lace
. Pre
-dril
l the
scr
ew h
oles
usi
ng a
5/3
2" m
etal
dril
l bit.
S
ecur
e w
ith t
he s
upp
lied
att
achm
ent
hard
war
e (F
ig. 9
) (2
scre
ws
per
bra
cket
).
Not
e: R
ail e
nds
may
be
pai
nted
with
any
zin
c ric
h p
rimer
or
pai
nt.
For
BLA
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ch-u
ps,
we
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ouch
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e re
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-m
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leum
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mer
ed B
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n, C
olor
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e 21
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.
Ste
p 4
: Pla
ce a
bra
cket
cov
er o
ver
the
rail
next
to
the
bra
cket
and
slid
e th
e b
rack
et c
over
tow
ard
the
pos
t un
til it
sna
ps
into
pla
ce (F
ig. 1
0).
Ste
p 5
: Ass
emb
le t
he 2
pie
ce p
ost
trim
cov
er b
y in
sert
ing
one
fast
ener
in e
ach
trim
hal
f (Fi
g. 1
1). S
nap
th
ese
in p
lace
(Fig
. 12)
con
ceal
ing
the
pos
t fla
nge.
(Fig
. 11)
(Fig
. 10)
(Fig
. 7)
(Fig
. 9)
(Fig
. 8)
(Fig
. 12)
(Fig
. 5)
(Fig
. 6)
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Sta
ir R
ail S
tep
1: P
lace
a p
lank
on
the
stai
r no
ses
span
ning
from
pos
t to
pos
t. P
lace
the
st
air
pan
el o
n th
e p
lank
acr
oss
the
open
ing
and
ad
just
fo
r p
lum
ens
urin
g eq
ual b
alus
ter
spac
ing
at e
ach
end
. C
lam
p t
he p
anel
in p
lace
at
this
loca
tion
(Fig
. 13)
.
Not
e: U
se t
he p
rop
er p
lank
thi
ckne
ss t
o en
sure
the
p
rop
er fi
nish
ed r
ail h
eigh
t. C
heck
loca
l bui
ldin
g co
des
fo
r st
air
rail
heig
ht r
equi
rem
ents
.
Ste
p 2
: Ass
emb
le a
sta
ir m
ount
ing
bra
cket
. Hol
d
the
bra
cket
(ang
led
end
) aga
inst
the
pos
t fa
ce a
nd in
lin
e w
ith y
our
stai
r p
anel
, mar
k th
e ra
il at
the
se lo
ca-
tions
. Rep
eat
this
for
all 4
rai
l end
s. B
e su
re t
o la
bel
the
to
p e
nd o
f the
top
rai
l bef
ore
rem
ovin
g it
(Fig
. 14)
.
Ste
p 3
: Ad
d 7
/8"
(tow
ard
rai
l end
or
pos
t) to
the
m
arks
mad
e on
the
rai
l pan
el in
ste
p 2
(Fig
. 15)
and
cut
p
anel
at
thes
e m
arks
(Fig
. 16)
. Ins
ert
the
cut
pan
el e
nds
into
the
sta
ir b
rack
ets
ensu
ring
all a
re p
rop
erly
orie
nted
. Te
st t
he p
anel
to
ensu
re p
rop
er fi
t. M
ark
the
pos
ition
of
the
bra
cket
on
all 4
pos
ts (F
ig. 1
7). O
nce
pro
per
fit
is e
n-su
red
rem
ove
the
bra
cket
s fr
om t
he r
ail p
anel
and
pai
nt
all c
uts
(Fig
. 18)
.
23
4
7/8"
(Fig
. 15)
TOP
(Fig
. 14)
PLANK
(Fig
. 13)
(Fig
. 16)
(Fig
. 17)
(Fig
. 18)
Ste
p 4
: Rei
nser
t th
e p
aint
ed p
anel
end
s in
to t
he
bra
cket
s an
d s
ecur
e in
pla
ce (F
ig. 1
9) u
sing
the
sup
plie
d
self-
tap
pin
g p
anel
att
achm
ent
scre
ws
thro
ugh
the
pre
-d
rille
d b
rack
et h
oles
.
(Fig
. 21)
(Fig
. 20)
(Fig
. 19)
(Fig
. 22)
(Fig
. 23)
Ste
p 5
: Sep
arat
e th
e tw
o b
rack
et h
alve
s at
all
rail
end
s. In
stal
l the
pos
t ha
lf of
eac
h m
ount
ing
bra
cket
at
the
mar
ks m
ade
in s
tep
3 (F
ig. 2
0) e
nsur
ing
all b
rack
ets
are
pro
per
ly o
rient
ed. N
ow s
et t
he p
anel
bac
k in
to p
lace
an
d r
e-at
tach
the
bra
cket
hal
ves
(Fig
. 21)
.
Ste
p 6
: Ass
emb
le t
he 2
pie
ce p
ost
trim
cov
er b
y in
sert
ing
one
fast
ener
in e
ach
trim
hal
f (Fi
g. 2
2). S
nap
th
ese
in p
lace
(Fig
. 23)
con
ceal
ing
the
pos
t fla
nge.
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Leve
l Bra
cket
Set
Ste
p 1
: E
stab
lish
the
pla
cem
ent
of t
he b
otto
m o
f the
leve
l pan
el
bas
ed o
n yo
ur d
esire
d r
ail h
eigh
t. M
ark
a lin
e on
you
r m
ount
ing
surf
ace
at t
his
heig
ht p
lus
1 1/
8" t
o re
pre
sent
th
e to
p o
f the
mou
ntin
g b
rack
et (F
ig. 2
4). M
ake
an in
ter-
sect
ing
mar
k re
pre
sent
ing
the
des
ired
cen
ter
line
of y
our
inst
alle
d r
ail p
anel
. Set
the
bra
cket
in p
lace
orie
ntin
g th
e no
tch
in t
he t
op o
f the
bra
cket
to
the
cent
er m
ark
and
at
tach
usi
ng 2
fast
ener
s ap
pro
pria
te fo
r th
e m
ater
ial t
o w
hich
you
are
inst
allin
g th
e b
rack
et (F
ig. 2
5).
Ste
p 2
: Mar
k th
e p
ost
34 1
/8"
(34
1/8"
for
34"
high
pan
els
or 4
0 1/
8" fo
r 40
" hi
gh p
anel
s) fr
om t
he
bot
tom
bra
cket
att
ache
d in
Ste
p 1
(Fig
s. 2
6 &
27)
. Mak
e an
inte
rsec
ting
mar
k re
pre
sent
ing
the
des
ired
cen
ter
line
of y
our
inst
alle
d r
ail p
anel
(thi
s m
ark
is t
he t
op o
f the
b
rack
et).
Att
ach
the
top
bra
cket
as
you
did
the
bot
tom
in
ste
p 1
.
Ste
p 3
: Ref
er t
o S
tep
2 in
the
Met
al W
orks
E
xcal
ibur
Lev
el R
ail P
anel
inst
ruct
ions
to
com
ple
te y
our
inst
alla
tion
from
thi
s p
oint
.
234
(Fig
. 26)
(Fig
. 25)
(Fig
. 24)
(Fig
. 27)
(Fig
. 28)
Leve
l Ang
les
Ste
p 1
: The
leve
l ang
le b
rack
et is
the
sa
me
bra
cket
as
the
stai
r b
rack
et d
escr
ibed
ab
ove.
Lev
el a
ngle
mou
ntin
g va
ries
grea
tly o
n ea
ch in
stal
latio
n. T
est
fit y
our
rail
pan
els
and
cut
to
leng
th
for
your
sp
ecifi
c in
stal
latio
n. F
ollo
w t
he g
ener
al m
etho
ds
des
crib
ed a
bov
e to
co
mp
lete
you
r an
gle
inst
alla
tion
(Fig
s. 2
8 &
29)
.
(Fig
. 29)
CA
RE
& M
AIN
TE
NA
NC
EW
hile
Met
al W
orks
pro
duc
ts a
re lo
w m
aint
enan
ce, l
ike
any
outd
oor
pro
duc
t, c
are
mus
t b
e ta
ken
to e
nsur
e th
e ra
iling
’s lo
ngev
ity. I
t is
ess
entia
l tha
t th
e fo
llow
ing
inst
ruct
ions
be
fol-
low
ed t
o p
reve
nt d
amag
e to
the
pro
duc
t or
per
sona
l inj
ury:
1. R
egul
arly
, at
LEA
ST
once
a y
ear,
insp
ect
and
tig
hten
all
fast
ener
s, a
s fa
sten
ers
may
loos
en o
ver
time.
Not
e th
at s
ome
surf
ace
rust
may
occ
ur o
n fa
sten
ers.
Thi
s is
nor
mal
and
no
t su
bje
ct t
o a
war
rant
y cl
aim
.2.
It is
nor
mal
tha
t th
e p
owd
er c
oat
wea
ther
s, a
nd t
he s
urfa
ce m
ay a
pp
ear
chal
k-lik
e. T
o b
ring
bac
k th
e ra
iling
’s fi
nish
, cle
an w
ith o
nly
non-
abra
sive
soa
p o
r d
eter
gent
and
wat
er.
3. W
e re
com
men
d g
ener
al c
lean
ing
of t
he r
ailin
g at
leas
t tw
ice
a ye
ar. C
lean
any
cre
vice
s, w
eld
poi
nts,
and
oth
er a
reas
whe
re li
qui
d m
ay b
ecom
e st
agna
nt a
nd c
ause
cor
rosi
on o
r w
here
pol
luta
nts
may
bui
ld u
p. R
emov
e al
l sap
, bug
s, t
ar, a
nd o
ther
dirt
and
soi
l fro
m t
he r
ailin
g as
soo
n as
pos
sib
le. H
eat
/sun
light
may
mak
e su
ch t
hing
s d
ifficu
lt to
rem
ove
from
th
e ra
iling
sur
face
and
may
cau
se fu
rthe
r su
rfac
e d
amag
e.4.
Do
not
app
ly in
dus
tria
l str
engt
h cl
eane
rs, c
lean
ers
with
ble
ach,
or
any
hars
h ch
emic
als
to t
he r
ailin
g as
thi
s m
ay d
isco
lor
and
dam
age
the
raili
ng’s
fini
sh. N
ever
use
ste
el w
ool o
r ro
ugh
mat
eria
ls t
o cl
ean
the
raili
ng. I
f you
are
uns
ure
if a
par
ticul
ar c
lean
ing
agen
t sh
ould
not
be
used
, tes
t in
an
inco
nsp
icuo
us a
rea
first
.5.
Per
iod
ical
ly in
spec
t th
e ra
iling
for
chip
s, s
crat
ches
, or
othe
r d
amag
e to
the
sur
face
. If n
eces
sary
, tou
ch-u
p w
ith a
zin
c ric
h p
aint
. Rai
l end
s m
ay b
e p
aint
ed w
ith a
ny z
inc
rich
prim
er o
r p
aint
. For
BLA
CK
tou
ch-u
ps,
we
reco
mm
end
Rus
t-O
leum
®*,
Sat
in C
anyo
n B
lack
, Col
or C
ode
2498
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or B
RO
NZ
E t
ouch
-up
s, w
e re
com
men
d R
ust-
Ole
um®*,
Ham
-m
ered
Bro
wn,
Col
or C
ode
2108
80.
*Rus
t-O
leum
® is
a r
egis
tere
d t
rad
emar
k of
Rus
t-O
leum
Bra
nd C
omp
any.
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