# Level Handrail
## Level Run: Handrail Installation
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* Before mounting any handrail, lay out your handrail for
each run and make sure you have correct lengths
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* Measure the length of your run, or however far you
would like the handrail to extend past each bracket
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\&#xNAN;*Note: For corners, you can either miter the handrail or butt
joint them on top of the corner bracket.*
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\&#xNAN;*Note: Make sure to account for the added thickness of the
Handrail End Caps. Each one will add 1
/8
"
to the overall length*
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*of the handrail.*
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* Place painter’s tape on the area of the handrail you will
be cutting.
* Mark where you will cut the handrail on the tape
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* Use a chop or miter saw to cut the handrail at the mark
you made
* Make sure you are using a blade rated to cut the
handrail material\*
* Remove the tape from the end of your handrail
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\&#xNAN;*\*Note: We recommend using a blade rated for non-ferrous
metal/laminate/aluminum.*
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* Mask off the powder coated finish near the newly cut
portion of the handrail
* Clean the exposed surface of any loose metal shavings
* If provided with your order, apply Zinc Phosphate Primer
and allow to dry (Coastal Applications Only)
* Using the supplied touch up paint, coat the exposed
metal end - more than one coat may be needed
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* If you have a metal handrail, place the end cap over
the open end of the handrail and gently tap it into place
using a dead blow hammer or rubber mallet
* You can use silicon or a similar adhesive if desired
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* Center the handrail on top of the handrail brackets
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* Clamp the handrail to the first and last handrail brackets
in a run
* Make sure the clamp has rubber padding
* This will keep the handrail in place while you mark the
drill holes into the handrail
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* Using a pencil, mark the holes for the handrail screws
* Once finished marking the inside posts, move the
clamps from the outside posts to the inside posts
* Repeat this process on the outside posts
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\&#xNAN;*Note: There are two holes on each side of the handrail
bracket. For a secure and stable connection, you will be*
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*populating all four holes.*
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* Remove the clamps and the handrail
* Set the handrail upside down on a protected surface
* Pre-drill and populate the holes of the clamped
brackets using a 13/64" drill bit and the provided
mounting screws
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\&#xNAN;*Note: Use Screw Wax to aid in drilling*
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* Set the handrail back into place over the posts
* Again use bar clamps to secure it in place
* Check that all the handrail brackets holes line up with
the holes drilled in the previous step
* Attach the handrail brackets to the handrail with the
provided rivet gun and 3
/16" rivets
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\&#xNAN;*Note: The 3/16"
rivets will require you to change the rivet head
on the provided Hand Rivet tool. Using the supplied custom*
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*wrench that came with the hand rivet tool, replace the
3.2mm rivet head with the 4.8mm option*
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