TREX® FENCING

a. Cut 5x5 Trex Fence Post to give correct finished height.
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steP 2: install trex Post
b. slide Post over Insert and ensure sides are centered and aligned
with the fence.
c. Fill the remainder of the hole with concrete and allow to cure for
2-3 days before installing gate.
D. Install Post Cap.
a. Lay gate frame on a flat surface. Insert the Inside slip
members into the openings on the vertical members.
b. slide pressure-treated 2x4’s into frame and attach with
provided screws.
c. Cover pressure-treated 2x4’s with surroundings 2x4
Cross member Covers.
Note: 2x4 Cross Member Cover must be slipped over bottom
pressure-treated 2x4 after it is screwed into place.
D. Install the “s” Hook for the truss cable kit into the hole
at the top of the gate on the hinge side. Install the truss
cable kit by hooking the turnbuckle into the hole at the
bottom of the gate on the latch side. Use the clamp
provided to secure the cable, cut off excess. Adjust
turnbuckle to mild tension.
steP 3: assemble gate frame
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a. Attach surroundings Pickets to frame and pressure-treated
2x4’s as described in surroundings Installation Instructions.
b. Install the first and last pickets flush with the edge of the
frame. Leave a 1 /16” gap between the central pickets.
a. Attach hinges to gate. screws must attach to the
metal frame through the surroundings Pickets.
b. set gate on blocks to level. Allow 1” on either side
of gate opening. Attach hinges to gate post.
1/16”
steP 5: attacH Hinges
steP 6: install latcH
a. Install latch with screws into metal or wood of gate frame.
Two-sided latch shown.
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