Technical Information

WARRANTIES:

Southern's products are backed by the warranty of our lineal extruder, Enduris Extrusions. Click on the link below for more information.

Fence and Rail products, see

Enduris warranty: http://www.enduris.com/pdf/Warranty%20rev%2006.pdf

Fence wind load report: see below in the OTHER INFORMATION section

Porch rail code compliance reports: http://www.enduris.com/pdf/Enduris-CCR0107.pdf.

Accessory products, see

American Way Manufacturing warranty (Ultimounts): http://www.americanwaymfg.com/postmount.htm

LMT Mercer Group warranty: http://www.lmtproducts.com/uploads/Lifetime%20Warranty.doc

Stallion Fence Accessories warranty: http://www.stallionfence.com/warranty_information.html

Tuscan Manufacturing warranty (structural posts): http://tuscanmfg.com/downloads/Tuscan%20Mfg%20Limited%20Lifetime%20Warranty.pdf and testing report: http://tuscanmfg.com/downloads/TM%20Porch%20Testing.pdf

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Comfort Zone chart for stair rail applications: For more information on this chart, please visit http://www.svmllc.com/blog/stair-rail-kits-simplified. Southern's standard stair rail kits have rails routed for 36 degree (and flatter) slopes. Southern's standard brackets in kits operate on slopes of 28 degrees to 42 degrees.

On the attached chart:

Yellow = Southern's standard routed rails/standard brackets in the kit. Good for application right out of the box, given the associated rise/run. This is what you normally will need in most of your stair rail installations.

Butterscotch = Southern's routed rails are ready right out of the box. Customer should order angle wizard brackets to handle slope 0 degrees to 45 degrees, where Southern's standard bracket does not fit the job's needs (any slope less than 28 degrees or more than 42 degrees, or where the customer is trying to achieve a particular look). Angle wizards involve an upcharge. See Southern's Online Catalog in the top left corner of our website at www.svmllc.com for sku 80113 for T-rail or 66585 for 2x3-1/2 stair rails.

Pink = Southern's standard brackets are perfect right out of the box; customer should specify a custom rout to handle steeper slope. Custom routs are available on stair rail at no additional charge. Available for high slope and lower slope applications. Let us know and Southern will make this happen.

Red = The new model code standard developed and published by the International Code Council recognizes 7-3/4” as the maximum rise and 10” as the minimum run or tread depth. Your local code may be different. We have seen some codes with a lower limit on riser heights, like 5.5”. Always check with your local building code official. Southern usually has an answer to meet the official’s needs and to get you on and off the job quickly.

Degree Angles calculated below
Rise /Run	10.000	10.125	10.250	10.375	10.500	10.625	10.750	10.875	11.000	11.125	11.250	11.375	11.500	11.625	11.750	11.875	12.000	12.125	12.250
5.500	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24
5.625	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25
5.750	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25
5.875	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26
6.000	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26
6.125	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27
6.250	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27
6.375	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27
6.500	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
6.625	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28
6.750	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29
6.875	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29
7.000	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30
7.125	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30
7.250	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31
7.375	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31
7.500	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31
7.625	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32
7.750	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32

OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND TESTING DATA (See "ASK SOUTHERN" Section for related videos):

Title	Download
Fence: wind load certification	Wind Load.pdf
Porch Rail Installation Instructions	Porch Rail Installation Instructions.pdf
Stair Rail Installation Instructions	Stair Rail Installation Instructions Web Version.pdf