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The Secret to Fast, Easy Railings...
The Snap’n Lock® Baluster System is fast and frustration-free.
Sideways installation means quick and easy baluster installation. Just screw, snap, lock, and you're done!
Technical Information
Why First & Long Time Builders Love Snap'n Lock
✔ Retrofit Old Railings Without Hassle – Replace outdated wood pickets without dismantling your railing.
✔ Built to Last – Premium T6063 aluminum balusters and durable USA-made polycarbonate connectors ensure long-lasting beauty.
✔ No Mess, No Stress Maintenance – Easily remove balusters for painting, staining, or future upgrades.
Additional Information
Do not let the simple look of the Snap 'n Lock™ Balusters fool you. A lot of thought went into conceiving this design in order to make it work so well. The base and the collar are designed to incredibly tight tolerances so they fit together like a glove and constrict around the baluster to hold it tight eliminating any wobble.
The sidewalls of the base are free to flex and accept the baluster as it is pushed in place. The mating surfaces of the base and the collar are sloped so that as they slide together the fit gets tighter and tighter until they lock together once fully seated.
The parts can be released by fitting a slot screwdriver under the color and popping it up. This allows for easy maintenance or the addition of decorative baluster collars anytime after installation.
PERFECT FOR RETROFITTING OLD WOOD RAILINGS
Sideways installation makes this possible!
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STEP 4
With traditional plug systems, you have to take down the entire railing and rebuild from scratch.
Make sure to measure the gap between your upper and lower 2x4 rails and pick the 25" or 31" and then cut them down to your specific gap less 1/2" for the thickness of the base connectors.
Aluminum is so easy to cut and is not subject to oxidization the same way ferrous metals are.
This saves you a lot of time and money. But the best thing is that you just gave your old worn out wood railing a brand new life.
BUILDING STAIR RAILS WITH SNAP LOCK BALUSTER STAIR ADAPTERS
Let's take a closer look at how the stair adapters work with the Snap Lock Balusters connectors. No need to cut balusters at an angle.
Just snap the adapter to the underside of the base connector and screw the unified parts to the 2x4 as normal.
The shorter 25" balusters are recommended for most common stair rail applications.
BUILDING STAIR RAILS WITH SNAP LOCK BALUSTER STAIR ADAPTERS
Let's take a closer look at how the stair adapters work with the Snap Lock Balusters connectors.
No need to cut balusters at an angle.
Just snap the adapter to the underside of the base connector and screw the unified parts to the 2x4 as normal.
This helpful visual guide is worth a thousand words and shows just how simple it is.
The shorter 25" balusters are recommended for most common stair rail applications as shown in the diagram.
POP COLLAR UP
The collar releases using a slot screwdriver.
LOCK COLLAR DOWN
Just slide and lock the collar down when you are done.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS WHEN FASTENING BALUSTER SADDLES
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Do not use impact driver. Neither the screws or the connectors are designed for installation with an impact driver.
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Use a variable speed screw driver and set torque to low-medium.
Overdriving screws into the connectors can damage the connector and reduce lifespan.
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We bought a fixer-upper with plenty of projects. So we wanted to keep the solid parts of the deck rather than having to rebuild. The baluster kit was a good solution. DecksGo.com staff was very helpful as we figured out whether the kit would work for us. Looks much better now!
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Worked well and very pleased
D
This was an incredibly easy install! These work great and look great.
M
This balusters turned out great, specially with your math formula. I had seen the one’s that you take off the top rail, except, I didn’t want to do that. Neighbors that did that, their finished job didn’t look too good. They ended out with a 2x4 rail. My rail is a designed 4x4. Some have a flat baluster screwed on to the top and bottom rail from the outside. I was sure glad that I found you in my baluster search. What a great idea, this snap on and lock. The only small problem way installing the baluster kit on upside down. Turning yourself into a pretzel installing the kit to the top rail. The balusters look great. Thank You very much
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The system seems to work and look great , except some of the plastic covers break if they're just a little bit to small , ordered extra covers on second order !
K
I stumbled across DecksGo as I was searching for a solution to replace my wood balusters. I couldn't be more pleased with the product, the price, the quick delivery and the packaging. Most importantly, after a relatively easy installation the final product looks fantastic.
C
I bought and bult a fence using the round tubes. It looks great and works great. I bought a few of the square tubes, but I'm looking for something a little larger diameter.
prodcut is fabulous!
G
My installation went pretty good, I did not realize that the caps are 3 sided and could not figure why they were not going in place, once I figured that out, it went very well. I do like the look of this installation over some of the competitors, looks clean.
D
Just finished installing the Snap'n Lock Balusters. It took 2 days to install the framing and balusters. As the title says "It was easy and the balusters are secure. The cost wasn't bad either.
K
I really like this product. It was easy to install and looks great. We only needed to trim down one baluster, but that had to do with uneven top deck rail, not the product. We added a few enhancers and I really like the final outcome. The folks at DecksGo were very helpful and shipping was fast. Overall very pleased.
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The decorative part of the baluster does not fit over the railing without filing it down. They are not as easy as they say they are.
Thanks very much for sharing your comment. We are examining the dimensions of the aluminum extrusion die we use for this product and will be re-building the die if necessary. We suspect we are seeing a greater range of variance on the final extruded tube than we expected. So thanks so much for sharing. This will help us zero in on it and get is working perfectly. Look for this in early 2019.
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