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TREX REVEAL® POST
Installation Instructions for Pressure Treated Wood Framing
LOCATION AND INSTALLATION OF POSTS
TREX REVEAL
IMPORTANT NOTES:
» EACH POST MUST BE ATTACHED PER DETAILED
DESCRIPTIONS LISTED BELOW TO ENSURE A CODE
COMPLIANT AND SAFE INSTALLATION.
»ALWAYS REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL PRIOR TO
INSTALLING ANY RAILING SYSTEM TO ENSURE ALL CODE AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. TREX CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPROPER OR NON-RECOMMENDED INSTALLATIONS.
»WHEN INSTALLING REVEAL POSTS ON ACQ OR CCA SURFACES,
USE AN APPROPRIATE ISOLATION BARRIER BETWEEN POST AND
SURFACE (CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL IF REQUIRED).
» FOR INSTALLING STANDARD REVEAL POST AND/OR REVEAL
CROSSOVER POSTS, SEE BELOW.
» FOR PRESSURE TREATED POSTS, POST SLEEVES, AND SKIRTS, SEE
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH REVEAL RAILING KITS.
» ALL REVEAL STAIR INSTALLATIONS REQUIRE THE USE OF 53" STAIR
POST, MEASURED AND CUT TO APPROPRIATE LENGTH IF NECESSARY.
» IF CROSSOVER STAIR POST IS REQUIRED, USE STAIR POST (AGAIN
CUT TO APPROPRIATE LENGTH IF NECESSARY) AND USE SWIVEL
CROSSOVER BRACKET.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS NEEDED
»
Drill and/or screw gun
»
1/2" (1.27 cm) drill bit for wood
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Blocking - 2" x 8" (5.1 cm x 20.3 cm) pressure treated Southern Yellow Pine
or equivalent
»
Qty 36 (per post) - 3" pressure treated compatible wood screws
CODE APPROVED POST APPLICATIONS
Post size
2"
2"
2x2 Post
2.5"
2.5"
2.5x2.5 Post (IRC)
< 30" height
decking
Approved Approved
IRC Approved Not Approved Approved
IBC Approved Not Approved Not Approved
RAILING CONFIGURATIONS
Corner Post Installation
1. Install 2" x 8" (5.1 cm x 20.3 cm) cross bracing frame
in between joists at 7 1/4" (18.4 cm).
Attach a total
of twelve 3
"
(7.6 cm) pressure treated compatible
screws (not provided) as shown in figure 1.
2. Install two 2
"
x 8
"
(5.1 cm x 20.3 cm) boards as
blocking under post location. Securely attach
blocking using a total of twenty-four
3" (7.6 cm)
pressure treated compatible screws (not provided) as
shown in figure 2.
Line Post Installation
3. Install two 2" x 8" (5.1 cm x 20.3 cm) cross bracing
frames in between joists at 7 1/4" (18.4 cm). Attach a
total of twelve 3" (7.6 cm) pressure treated compatible
screws (not provided) as shown in figure 3.
7-1/4"
(18.4 cm)
7-1/4"
(18.4 cm)
2"x 8"Pressure Treated
Cross Bracing board
1
2Blocking
boards
7-1/4"
(18.4 cm)
7-1/4"
(18.4 cm)
3Cross Bracing
frame
Cross Bracing
frame
TR-REVEAL-0813
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