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How to Install Fortress Railing
Details of the Fortress Products -
Detailed Parts at bottom of the
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The installation of prefabricated iron rail sections is easy and takes less
time than building railings using 2x4s and individual balusters (pickets).
Remember, when you are using a contractor, less time = less money.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to brush all metal shavings
from deck surface. DO NOT LEAVE THESE ON THE DECK. THEY WILL CAUSE
BLACK MARKS.
| After installing the decking, cut the posts
to the proper length to obtain the ideal rail height. Allow for the
length necessary to notch and attach the posts to the outside
perimeter of the deck. Notching posts is recommended for very hard
Brazilian lumber like ipe but composite lumber guidelines forbid
the notching of their material. Theyre simply not sturdy enough to
notch.
Cut the rail sections to the required length to fit
between the posts by measuring equal distances from the center of
each section. This will ensure that the balusters on each end will
be the same distance from the support posts.
Note: After cutting panel to size, the installer needs to apply a
coat of good quality rust inhibiting gloss black paint such as
Rustoleum or Krylon.
Choose your rail connectors: Collar Fasteners are
attractive and cover the ends of the rails nicely but extend beyond
the top of the rail. Therefore, it may be easier to use a hidden
fastener when you intend to fasten a wood top rail to your railing.
Hidden fasteners slip inside the rails, are sturdy and
work nicely on many applications.
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Post Fasteners
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Hidden
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Collared
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Choose your post transitions. With or without post caps.
Using post caps, you will end your rail and wooden top
handrail at the post. A hidden fastener works well on the top rail
connection when using a wooden top handrail with either a hidden or
collar connector on the bottom. Without the wooden top handrail,
utilizing a rail top accent piece or not, hidden and collar
connectors both work well.
Without post caps, you will run your wooden top handrail
over the top of the post. The wooden top cap can be screwed directly
to the top of a plain iron panel (PIP) but you must utilize a wood
top connector (WTC) to attach a wooden top handrail to a rail top
accent piece.
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Screw your handrails up through the PIP
Railing Section |
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Post Caps |
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| Top Rails: You cannot screw up through a rail top accent
piece into the wooden top handrail. The WTC can also be used to
connect a wooden top handrail to a PIP. The WTC is slipped over the
top of the rail section and epoxy glue (included) is used to fasten
it in place. The wooden top handrail is fastened by running screws
up through the pre-drilled holes in each side of the WTC. |
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| Top Rail Accent pieces fit nicely over the top of a 32
high rail section. Either a hidden connector or a large collar
connector can be used to fasten the bottom of this accent rail to
the post. |
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| Adjustable Connectors are available in both the
hidden and collar styles. The vertical adjustable connectors are
used for stair rails and the horizontal adjustable connectors are
used for railings that meet the post in other than a 90 degree
angle.
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| CB 04 (similar to CB 05)
Collar Mount |
CB 04 ADJ (Adjustable Stair) |
CBS 04 Adj (Side Mount) |
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| HD 104 (Hidden Mount) |
AL 104 (Adjustable Hidden) |
SM 08 (Side Mount Hidden) |
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IMPORTANT: Be sure to brush all metal shavings
from deck surface. DO NOT LEAVE THESE ON THE DECK. THEY WILL CAUSE
BLACK MARKS.
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Fortress Panels
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Panel
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PIP
Installation is easy, just 4 attachment points.1 rail, 5/8 pickets
32 x 93.5
32 x 69.5
36 x 93.5
36 x 69.5
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| Rake Designed for stairs of any slope
32 x 72
36 x 72
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| 3 Rail 5 x 93.5 |
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| Ring Top 5 x 93.5 |
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Scroll
5 x 93.5 |
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Fortress Installation Guide
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HD 104
