Handi‐Treads Wood Installation

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Whatyouwillneed:

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●YourHandiTread(s)andincludedscrews

●Apowerdrillorascrewdriver

●Atapemeasure

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2.Startingwiththemiddlescrewholes,drillyourscrewsintothestairworkingyourwayoutfromthecenter.

Makesurethatyouaredrillingperpendiculartothesurfaceandthatyouuseallofthescrewholesprovided.

Installationiscompleteonceallscrewshavebeendrilledintoplace.Notethatthescrewholesarenot

raised;DONOTusetheraisedtractionbumpsforyourscrewplacement.

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Handi‐Treads Concrete Installation

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Whatyouwillneed:

Werecommendusingahammerdrillbutapowerdrillwilldothejob.TypesofFastenersHandiTreadsrecommendsusingdrive

pinstofastenyourtreadstoyourstairs.Ensurethateachdrivepinisatleast¾”long.

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HandiTreadConcreteStairInstallation

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1.Onceyouhaveacquiredallofthenecessarymaterials,alignthetreadinthedesiredposition.Ifyouareinstallinganosing,make

surethatitfitssnuglyattheedgeofthestair.Ifyouareinstallingatread,setitbackroughly½”fromtheedge.Usingamarkerand

thetreadasatemplate,placeadotineachofthepinholestomarktheplacementofthedrivepinsontheconcretesurface.Note

thatthepinholesarenotraised,DONOTusetheraisedtractionbumpsforyourpinplacement.

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2.Removethetreadfromthestair.Usinga3/16”masonrydrillbitandyourhammer/powerdrillateachmarkedspot,drillaholeinto

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Inthepicturebelow,thetapehasreachedthesurface,indicatingthattheholeisattheperfectdepth.

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3.Makesurethattheholesyouhavedrilledarefreeofanyconcretedebris.

OPTIONAL:Depositasmallamountofclearsiliconeintoeachdrilledhole.

Asthepinsareplacedintheirpositions,theexcesssiliconewillflowoutoftheholeleavingyouwithawatertightseal.Thismeasure

istakentopreventanywaterfromcollectingwithinthepinhole,whichmightcausetheconcretetofractureifitfreezesandexpands.

4.Placethetreadbackinposition,makingsurethateachpinholeisaboveeachdrilledhole,thenplaceadrivepinineachofthe

pinholes.Startinginthecenterofthetread,workyourwaytotheoutside,hammeringeachpinintoitsrespectivehole.Installationis