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WPC RAILING

EASY-RAIL INSTALLATION GUIDE

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EASY-RAIL INSTALLATION GUIDE


Your A-Z Installation Instructions
Thank you for your interest in our Eva-Tech WPC product range.
Whether you plan to install your Eva-Tech railing yourself or hire a professional contractor,
please read the Eva-Tech Installation Guidelines below before beginning construction. This will help
ensure that your Easyrail system is built to last for years to come, and conforms to relevent warranty
specifications. Please refer to the full Eva-Tech installation Guide, available at www.eva-last.co.za
for more detailed installation instructions.
Eva-Tech Easyrail requires the same tools necessary for installation of Eva-tech decking (Please see
decking installation Guide).

Before Installation
Railing Components:

* Please note, illustrations in the following diagram are not to scale.

Hand Rail

Post Cap
Dimensions: 120 x 120mm

Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 85 x 45mm

Top Aluminium Fitting

Post Skirt
Dimensions: 120 x 120mm

Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 32 x 45mm

L bracket
Dimensions: 30 x 40mm

Post
Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 90 x 90mm

Hand Rail
Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 85 x 45mm

Bottom Aluminium Fitting


Post Mount
Length: 800 mm
Dimensions: 100 x 100mm

Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 30 x 40mm

Balusters
Length: 3 meter
Dimensions: 32 x 32mm

2.

Begin Installation

( Always wear safety equipment)

Install your posts first, always pre-drill holes and ensure all screws or bolts are secure but not over
tightened during installation. This will help prevent pressure cracks.

Installation of posts:
3 methods: 1. Installation onto concrete surface.
2. Installation onto steel surface.
3. Installing into your pine substructure.

1. Installation onto concrete surface:

3.

Prepare concrete surface:


Secure the base plate with a
chemical anchor, then use a
10mm coach bolt to reinforce it
on all 4 sides of the base plate.

2. Installation of post mount onto a steel surface:

4.

3. Installation of posts into your pine substructure:

Figure 4.

Thread rods (No.3 above) must be vertically spaced no less than 100mm apart. The top thread rod
must be at least 25mm from the top of the joist. The bottom thread rod must be at least 25mm from
the bottom of the post (mounted in between joists).
5.

Installation of balusters:
Start off by installing your balusters on the ground or a flat surface, as only once you have attached
all balusters to both the top (aluminium only) and bottom rail (aluminium & composite rail) will the
whole unit then be fitted onto your posts.
Tips: First you will measure the length of your top rail. We recommend 1500mm or 2500mm between
posts, as this will minimise wastage and make counting balusters easier.
Remember: If the distance between posts is odd (eg. 1500mm) - balusters will be centered.

Hand rail
(attached last)
1500mm
balusters will be centered
Top aluminium
fitting gets attached
to the post.
Then the hand rail
is fitted, and secured
with screws from
below

11 Balusters
Centered on
aluminium rail
(1500mm)

Figure 5.

Aluminium support

Bottom rail
attached from below
through aluminium to
balusters with screws

Fixing: Remember to pre-drill and counter sink into the aluminium when fixing your balusters.
Top rail

Figure 6.
Remember: The (top) aluminium is fixed directly to the
balusters, independent of the composite hand rail.

Bottom rail

Figure 7.
Remember: The (bottom) aluminium is fixed directly to the
balusters through the composite bottom rail.

6.

Finishing off your balustrade:


Once your rail is successfully assembled, you mark the correct height on your posts and attach it
from beneath the aluminium using your L brackets. Please refer to diagram below.
Note: The aluminium used is powder coated to match the colour of the rail.

Slide the post skirt over the post and fix,


before installing the railing.
Attach a foot in the middle of the railing for
added support.
Install the bottom rail to the post with L
bracket and screws
Install the top rail to the post with L bracket
and screws
Screws are used for sections

Attach the post cap to the top of the post


with wood glue. (Optional)
Place the hand rail tightly onto its aluminium
fitting. Fix between every baluster using
screws.

After Installation:
Once your rail is successfully assembled, you mark the correct height on your posts and attach it
from beneath the aluminium using your L brackets. Please refer to diagram below. Once your rail is
successfully assembled, you mark the correct height on your posts and attach it from beneath the
aluminium using your L brackets. Please refer to diagram below.
Once your rail is successfully assembled, you mark the correct height on your posts and attach it
from beneath the aluminium using your L brackets. Please refer to diagram below.
Note: The aluminium used is powder coated to match the colour of the rail.

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