PORCH COMPANY PVC PANEL AND DECKORATOR RAILING

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1 PORCH COMPANY PVC PANEL AND DECKORATOR RAILING Installation Instructions Assumption: Your deck is built, your decking is down and your 4x4 core posts are secured. Note: Deckorator railings come in 6' and 8' lengths. So make sure your posts are set accordingly. **Please note that screws and PVC adhesive must be purchased separately. Recommended screws: 1-5/8 Stainless steel. Recommended readily available PVC adhesive: J-B Weld- Clear Weld (Set time 5 min. Cure time 1 hour) or Gorilla Super Glue (Set time 10 min. Cure time 12 hours). 1. ATTACH POST SLEEVES 3. MARK BRACKET HOLES TO PRE-DRILL Cut 4x4 core posts 36" - 40" above deck level. Slide 40" post sleeve over 4x4 post. Place template against post sleeve and mark bracket holes as directed. 2. ADD POST SKIRT Snap post skirt pieces together and slip over top of post sleeve. Make sure you are placing the bottom of the template at the top of the post skirt. Also, make sure you are not marking holes for stair brackets.

2 4. PRE-DRILL HOLES AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF POST SLEEVES 6. MEASURE DISTANCE BETWEEN POSTS SCREW LOWER BRACKETS Screw lower brackets into place using supplied screws (upper brackets will be installed later). CUT INNER AND OUTER RAILS TO LENGTH Upper outer rail Lower outer rail Upper inner rail Lower inner rail Cut both outer rails to the length you measured. You want a good tight fit here. Cut both inner rails 1/4" shorter than this length. Note: The inner rails have a narrow groove on the top and wide groove on the bottom. For both rails, when installing, keep the wide groove down.

3 8. ATTACH SUPPORT BLOCKS 10. CUT PVC PANELS TO FIT BETWEEN POST SLEEVES Screw support block connectors to The majority of our panels are 47.75" bottom of lower rail (side with the wide. If splicing multiple panels wider groove) at desired locations. together, make the proper (Locations depend on the length of measurements and cut your panel(s) the rail). Cut support blocks to accordingly. In this case, we used two desired length. Snap support cut pieces of The Picket Panel to blocks in place over connectors. attach to either side of The Southern Cross Panel SCREW LOWER RAILS INTO PLACE Slide the lower inner rail with supports between brackets and screw in place using 1" countersink screws. PREPARE TO SCREW IN LOWER OUTER RAIL Butt your pre-cut panels together and clamp at the seams. Flip the PVC panel upside down and flip the lower outer rail upside down and place on panel.

4 12. SCREW LOWER OUTER RAIL INTO PANEL attached over the lower inner rail. Screw the top brackets into place using the pre-drilled holes from step 4. Make sure PVC Panel rests in the middle of the base rail and drill into panel using pre-drilled holes and 1 5/8" stainless steel screw (not provided). If joining PVC Panels, glue touching edges together with a cellular PVC glue. porchstore@porchco.com Note: Do not over tighten screws. Add additional screws at panel joints as needed. 13. PLACE PANEL BETWEEN POSTS AND SCREW IN UPPER BRACKETS Lift PVC Panel right side up and sit the lower rail with the PVC Panel SCREW UPPER INNER RAIL INTO PVC PANEL Place upper inner rail between brackets and on top of PVC Panel. (Install with wide groove down.) Drill down from the top of the inner rail into the PVC Panel using pre-drilled holes. (Once again, make sure panel is centered).

5 15. FASTEN UPPER INNER RAIL TO BRACKET Screw upper brackets into upper inner rail using provided screws. 17. ATTACH UPPER OUTER RAIL Place upper outer rail over upper inner rail and screw through pre-drilled holes from the bottom up with a 2" screw (not provided). 16. PRE-DRILL HOLES THROUGH UPPER INNER RAIL Using a drill bit that fits the diameter of your 2" screw, pre-drill two slightly angled holes (one on either end) through the inner rail on the deck side. 18. ATTACH POST CAP Apply PVC glue to the inside of the post caps and slide on top of sleeves. 19. MARVEL