Signature Series Top Mount Intermediate Post

Installation

Supplies:

• Drill and bits appropriate for anchoring end or intermediate posts to your selection of top rail and flooring
• (4) Lag screws for mounting each post (e.g. 4” GRK 5/16” RSS Lag Screws - length will vary depending on your sub-structure). 
  NOTE: When mounting to a concrete foundation, use 1/4" x 3-1/4" Hex Head Tapcon screws. In lower-quality concrete, consider an epoxy anchor or very long wedge anchors.
• (4) Screws to attach the post top to the handrail. For wood handrail, we recommend Grip Fast #9 Trim Head Screws (length will vary by handrail thickness). For attaching Signature Series Reinforced Aluminum Handrail, use Grip Fast #8 x 3/4" Phillips Flat Head Stainless Steel Sheet Metal Screws.

Structural Guidelines

The structure supporting your posts must be able to handle the transferred loads of the railing system (150-200 lbs of tension per cable). It is the installer’s responsibility to make certain that the structure your posts are fastened to is capable of supporting the applied loads.

Handrails are also a structural component of cable railing and must be able to resist both the compression load of the tensioned cable and perpendicular guardrail loads.

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Select your post locations

When designing your railing layout, follow these guidelines.

• To minimize cable deflection, add Cable Bullet spacer bars or intermediate posts every 3-½ to 4 feet
• Add structural intermediate posts to support your handrail where necessary

Setting your posts

Once your post locations have been identified, mark and drill pilot holes for the post-mounting lag screws. Angle each post according to your cable runs before securing them. Before tightening the lag screws, plumb each post using the leveling set screws at the base. Once your posts are secured, set the base cover plate.

Attaching your top rail

Use the ¼” Spanner Nut Bit to loosen the two threaded pins on either side of the stainless steel post top. Once your top rail is set, mark and drill pilot holes for each top mount. Secure the top rail, then tighten the threaded pins.

Note: To ease the installation of your top rail you may detach the u-shaped top-mounting bracket from the post top completely by removing both threaded pins. Detaching and installing the top-mounting bracket is especially helpful when installing top rail on sloped runs, or where spacing is tight.

Installing your cables

Your posts are now ready for cable infill. Complete this process using the Cable Bullet Metal Post Installation Instructions.

Specifications

Dimensions