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Fixing the baserail
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careful not to damage any pieces (remember metal can scratch).
Take out your handrail brackets from their box and the bag of screws before you attach these to the
hand rail you will need to measure and mark the height the baserail should sit, this height should be
at 95mm above the deck board, once you have determined the height of the baserail place one of
the connector pieces against the newel post and mark onto your newel post the holes to secure the
handrail to the newel post,
Pilot drill the two holes into the metal newel post using a 3mm metal drill piece, repeat this procedure
on both newel posts.
Now slide the connectors over
the ends of the handrail (you
will only be able to put this
on one way) take two off the
silver self tapping screws and
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the handrail. See
Fig 4
Fixing the baserail to
the newel post
Once you have connected these to both ends of
the handrail and have made sure they are secure
you are now ready to attach them to your Newel
posts.
Take the two screws that are coloured these will
attach the baserail to the newel post, line up your
baserail to the holes that you have already made
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See
Fig 5
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Fig 5
Dont forget to check your work with a level as you go!
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