Peak Aluminum Railing Picket Installation

welcome to this installation video for the peak aluminum railing picket system in this video we are going to show you just how easy it is to install a high-quality durable and virtually maintenance-free railing system first let's take a look at the tools and safety equipment you will need to successfully install the picket system now let's get started measure and Mark the position of all posts and spaced them equally in most areas the maximum space allowed between the posts is 6 feet for single-family detached houses for more details and all other applications please check with our customer service team ensure the measurement is from the center of the first and last post we have four types of posts each of these is installed in the same way the first step of installation is where we fasten the first post into position ensuring that the post is plumb mark the location of holes to be drilled using the post base as a template then drill the holes for the anchoring fasteners the size of the hole will depend on the type of fasteners used for your specific deck structure move the post back into position and use a drill with the appropriate socket to secure the post of a deck using four fasteners the wood fasteners provided with each post are not suitable for all applications once the first post is secured temporarily position the second post but do not secure it yet cut the hand and base rails to fit between the posts insert the hand and base rails into the first post and attach using self drilling screws then install the base rail support into the bottom channel of the base rail and insert all but the last four spacers into each rail now insert the rails into the second post but do not fasten the rails into the second post yet slide the first spacer in each rail against the first post then insert a picket into the base rail and swing the top of the picket into the handrail repeat these steps until you can no longer install pickets do to the second post being in the way slide the base rails support towards the second post and remove the second posts that was temporarily in place and install the last few pickets and spacers it's important to note that the distance between pickets and between a post and a picket must never exceed four inches to ensure equal pickets facing at each post cut the first and last spacers in the hand and base rails to equal lengths drill fastener holes for the second post then move the post into position and fasten it to the deck surface ensuring that the post is plumb once the post is fastened secure the rails to the second post with self drilling screws and move the base rail support to the center of the base rail and secure the base rail support to the deck surface now repeat these steps to install each remaining railing section please refer to our installation guide for more details your railing system requires angled sections is attached to a wall or between existing posts you can use our universal connector or wall mount bracket the universal bracket can be used for angles on your deck for stair applications use the stair brackets that come with the stair hand and base rail kit as a design option decorative spacers are available as an alternative to our regular spacers congratulations on successfully installing your railing system Pete aluminum railing systems are available in a variety of options to suit your architecture and landscape environment six-inch glass panel kits large glass panels standard pickets wide pickets we also carry options for gates and stairs please visit our website for further information and enjoy your peek aluminum railing system

Channel: Peak Products Videos

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Keywords: Peak Aluminum Railing, Picket, Panel, Fence, Fences, Aluminum, Home Improvement, Peak, System, Stairs

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Length: 4min 22sec (262 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 21 2016