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Total Quality.Assured. ECEIVE CCRR-0202
NDV 18 2019 Issue Date: 02-21-2014
CITY OF TIGARD Revision Date: 02-27-2019
BUILDING DIVISION Renewal Date:02-21-2020
DIVISION:05 00 00-METALS 2.0 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Section:05 52 00—Metal Railings
Trex° Signature° and Tref RevealTM Railing comply with the
REPORT HOLDER: Codes listed in Section 1.1, for the properties stated in
Trex Company,Inc. Section 1.2 and uses stated in Section 1.3, when installed as
160 Exeter Drive described in this report, including the Conditions of Use
Winchester,VA 22603 stated in Section 6.
(540)542-6300
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REPORT SUBJECT: 3.1 The Trex° Signature' / Trex® Reveal'" Railing is an
Trex°Signature°Railing assemblage of extruded aluminum materials,stainless steel
Trex°Reveal"Railing fasteners,and cast Zamak 3 bracket materials.
1.0 SCOPE OF EVALUATION 3.2 The guardrail system includes a top rail, bottom rail,
balusters, structural aluminum post, rail-to-post brackets,
1.1 This Research Report addresses compliance with the and decorative moldings and post caps.
following Codes:
2015 and 2012 International Residential Code®(IRC) 3.3 Each of the top and bottom aluminum rails are routed
to accept various infill components described in Section
1.2 Trex°Signature' and Trex' Reveal'" Railing have been 3.4.
evaluated for the following properties(see Table 1):
Structural Performance 3.3.1 The top rail is an extruded aluminum rail with
internal longitudinal ribs, dimensions of 1.75 inches
wide by 1.44 inches tall.See Figure 1.A PVC rail insert is
1.3 Trex'Signature'and Trex`Reveal"Railing have been used as a baluster retainer.
evaluated for the following uses(see Table 2):
The Trex®Reveal'railing system is a guard or guardrail 3.3.2 The bottom rail is an extruded aluminum rail with
under the definitions of the referenced codes. It is internal longitudinal ribs, dimensions of 1.75 inches
intended for use at or near the open sides of elevated wide by 1.25 inches tall.See Figure 2.A PVC rail insert is
walking areas of buildings and walkways as required by used as a baluster retainer.
the codes. Trex° Signature' Railing is an alternative
name for Trex`Reveal'Railing. 3.4 The infill area utilizes aluminum square or round
Guards are provided as level guards for level walking balusters(See Figure 3).
areas such as decks,balconies,and porches.
Levelguards are 3.5 Aluminum post supports consist of a 2.5 inch square by
provided with rail lengths up to 96 0.125 inch wall extruded aluminum tube. The tube is
inches in length (measured between the inside of connected to a 4 inch square by 1/2 inch thick aluminum
support posts) and an installed height of 42 inches. See base plate via a 1/4 inch continuous fillet weld on all four
Table 2 for qualified configurations. sides.See Figure 7.
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3.6 An IRC Crossover post is an intermediate post that blocking under the post location and are fastened
permits the uninterrupted connection of two top rails between the joists with #10 x 3 inch wood screws in
without the interruption of the post profile above the top accordance with the National Design Specification for
railings. It consists of a 2.5 inch square by 0.125 inch wall Wood Construction(ANSI/AWC NDS-2012).See Figure 9
extruded tube. The tube is connected to a 4 inch square by for spacing and quantities.
1/2 inch thick aluminum base plate via a '/4 inch continuous
fillet weld on all four sides. See Figure 8. 5.4.4 A 3/8 inch thick, 4.5 inch square aluminum back
plate is installed on the underside of the wood blocking
3.7 A support block is installed between the lower rail and as illustrated in Figure 9. This aluminum plate shall be
the deck surface midway between supports.See Figure 5. factory painted or given a heavy coat of alkali-resistant
bituminous paint to provide separation between any
4.0 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS wood,fiberboard,or other porous material that absorbs
water and the aluminum.
4.1 The guardrail system described in this report has
demonstrated the capacity to resist the design loadings 5.5 Decking shall be Trex° Transcend® deck boards (solid
specified in Section R301 of the IRC when tested in or grooved)or decking equivalent in compressive strength.
accordance with ICC-ES AC273. Hollow, ribbed or decking that is of less compressive
strength is not suitable for post mount installation.
5.0 INSTALLATION
6.0 CONDITIONS OF USE
5.1 The Trex®Signature®/Trex® Reveal' Railing must be
installed in accordance with the manufacturer's published 6.1 Installation must comply with this Research Report,
installation instructions, the applicable Code, and this the manufacturer's published installation instructions, and
Research Report. A copy of the manufacturer's instructions the applicable Code. In the event of a conflict,this report
must be available on the jobsite during installation. governs.
5.2 The top and bottom rails are attached directly to 6.2 Attachment of guardrail systems described herein to
structural posts utilizing cast Zamak 3 mounting brackets conventional wood supports is outside the scope of this
via mechanical fasteners.See Figure 6 and Table 3. report.
5.3 Aluminum balusters are inserted into routed holes in 6.3 Where required by the building official, engineering
the aluminum rails and secured via PVC rail inserts that are calculations and details shall be provided.The calculations
installed internally to the rails.See Figure 3 and 4. shall verify that the anchorage and supporting structure
complies with the building code for the type and condition
5.4 The Trex' Signature' / Trex® Reveal' Railing is of the supporting construction.
attached to 2.5 inches square aluminum post mounts
which may be surface mounted to a wood deck. 6.4 Stainless steel shim plates are used to prevent direct
contact between the structural post base plate and
5.4.1 The Trex®Signature®/Trex®Reveal'Railing 2.5 supporting structure.
inch post mount may be mounted to a wood deck in
accordance with the details in Figure 9. 6.5 Compatibility of fasteners and other metallic
components with the supporting structure, including
5.4.2 A minimum of four 3/8 inch diameter,6 inch long chemically treated wood, is outside the scope of this
anchor bolts must be used and located in the four pre- report.
drilled holes in the structural post base plate.
6.6 The Trex® Signature® / Trex® Reveal" Railing is
5.4.3 Pressure-treated 2x8 Southern Yellow Pine manufactured under a quality control program with
(specific gravity 0.50 or better) boards are used as inspections.
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7.0 SUPPORTING EVIDENCE 9.0 OTHER CODES
7.1 Drawings and installation instructions submitted by This section is not applicable.
Trex Company,Inc.
10.0 CODE COMPLIANCE RESEARCH REPORT USE
7.2 Reports of testing demonstrating compliance with the
performance requirements of ICC-ES AC273, Acceptance 10.1 Approval of building products and/or materials can
Criteria for Handrails and Guards,revised March 2016. only be granted by a building official having legal authority
in the specific jurisdiction where approval is sought.
7.3 Documentation of an Intertek approved quality control
system for the manufacturing of products recognized in 10.2 Code Compliance Research Reports shall not be used
this report. in any manner that implies an endorsement of the product
by Intertek.
8.0 IDENTIFICATION
10.3 Reference to the https://bpdirectorv.intertek.com is
The Trex® Signature® / Trex® ReveaPT Railing is identified recommended to ascertain the current version and status
with the manufacturer's name (Trex Company, Inc.), address of this report.
and telephone number, the product name (Trex®Signature®
/Trex®Reveal ' Railing), the statement "For Use in One-and
Two-Family Dwellings Only.", the Intertek Mark as shown
below, and the Code Compliance Research Report number
(CCRR-0202).
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TABLE 1-PROPERTIES EVALUATED
PROPERTY 2015/2012 IRC SECTION
Structural Performance R301.5
TABLE 2—CODE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
Guardrail Maximum
System Type Guardrail Support Post Mount System Code Occupancy Classification
Dimensions1J
Trex"
2.5 inch The use of this product shall be limited to
Signature°/ Mounted to
Trex® 96 inches by Aluminum surface of exterior or interior use as a guard system for
Level
Reveal"" 42 inches Post Mount
wood deck(2) dwellings constructed in accordance with
Railing System (Figure 7) the IRC(One-and Two-Family Dwellings).
(1) Guardrails are qualified up to and including the listed maximum guardrail system dimensions for use in the referenced
Code Occupancy Classification. Guardrail lengths are actual railing lengths, i.e. clear space between supports for level rails.
Guardrail height is walking surface to top of top rail.Minimum installed height shall be 36 inches.
(2) The 2.5 inch aluminum post mount attachment to surface of wood deck must be in accordance with the wood deck
support blocking as depicted in Figure 9. Decking shall be Trex® Transcend® deck boards (solid or grooved) or decking
equivalent in compressive strength. Hollow, ribbed or decking that is of less compressive strength is not suitable for post
mount installation.
TABLE 3-TREX°SIGNATURE°/TREK.REVEAL"'RAILING FASTENER SCHEDULE
Connection Fastener
Top Rail Bracket to Post Three#10-16 by 5/8 inch pan-head,self-drilling stainless steel screws
Bottom Rail Bracket to
Post Two#10-16 by 5/8 inch pan-head,self-drilling stainless steel screws
Top Rail Bracket to Rail
Bottom Rail Bracket to
Rail One#10-16 by 5/8 inch pan-head,self-drilling stainless steel screws
Picket to Rail The picket at the midpoint of rail length is attached to the top and bottom rails using two#8-
15 x 1.25 inch pan-head,stainless steel screws through screw bosses.
Foot Block to Bottom One#12-11 by 1.25 inch pan-head self-drilling stainless steel screws
Rail
Top Rail to Crossover
Post 5/16"Diameter x 2"bolt and nut into Wedge Plate(see Figure 8)
Top Rail to Crossover #10 x 5/8"long self-drilling screw each side of adapter into railing(see Figure 8)
Adapter
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