RDI METALWORKS EXCALIBUR Instructions D'installation page 3

POST INSTALLATION
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Planning:
a. Posts are designed and manufactured to accept
⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ " fasteners (sold separately). Be sure to use
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appropriate fasteners for your installation.
b. Determine the desired rail placement and snap
a chalk line onto the mounting surface to ensure
that all posts are aligned properly (Fig 1).
c. Plumb and level the posts using leveling shims
(included) (Fig. 2), secure the posts in place with
appropriate fasteners (sold separately) and install
base trim on each post (Fig. 3).
d. Determine the appropriate method for installing
your posts below.
Concrete Surface Installations:
a. Purchase four
local building codes.
b. Mark holes through mounting plate onto
concrete surface and follow masonry anchor
manufacturer installation instructions.
c. Install base trim sections around post. Take one
side of base trim and push plastic plugs through
the hole underneath. Take second half of base
trim and push together (Fig. 3).
Deck/Wood Surface Installations:
a. Beneath all post locations install at least two
2"x8" blocks using at least three #10x3
screws penetrating through the joists at least
1 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ " into the blocks (sold separately) (Fig. 4 & 5).
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b. Mark holes through the bottom plate of steel
post onto deck surface. Remove steel post and
drill
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board and blocking.
c. Purchase
washers and nuts approximately 1" longer than
the distance between steel mounting plates
(minimum 5").
d. Push bolts through post plate and attach from
beneath deck surface (Fig. 6). Posts can be
leveled as needed by using shims.
e. Tighten bolts, install base trim sections around
post. Take one side of base trim and push
plastic plugs through the hole underneath. Take
second half of base trim and push together (Fig. 3).
⁄ ⁄ ⁄ " masonry anchors according to ⁄
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⁄ " holes in all four marks through deck ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
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⁄ " diameter galvanized bolts, ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
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Deck Deck
Chalk Line Chalk Line
Post Post
⁄ ⁄ " deck ⁄ ⁄
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Fig. 1
Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate Mounting Plate
Fig. 2
Level Level
Leveling Shim Leveling Shim Leveling Shim Leveling Shim Leveling Shim
Fig. 3
Base trim Base trim
Fig. 4
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Fig. 6
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