Vintage Shelf Rail

Layout Guidelines

• Install methods vary between railing styles.To view install-options go to the railing style you like. Then click on a post of that style. Once on post-page, scroll to bottom of page for install info. Be sure to choose a railing style that your application can accommodate.
• There are five styles: Gallery Rail -- Shelf Rail -- Cabinet Rail -- Retro Rail and Mid-century Rail
• Sketch how you want the brass railing to appear. This is helpful in determining design.

Design Brass Railing Layout to fit your application.

• Placement of posts is subjective, the following suggestions can be useful when determining layout.
• Post should be spaced equally across front.
• Typical spacing between posts, across front, is approximately 8” – 12” apart. This is a personal preference.
• Formula to Calculate amount of Center Posts:
  1. Divide railing length, by estimated distance between posts.
  2. Subtract 1, this equals the number of center posts.
  3. Add 2 end posts, wall mount posts or corner posts to finish
  4. If total number of center-posts is a fraction, then distance between posts will need to be adjusted to equal an even number of posts.
  
• If vintage shelf rail will be straight, without sides, use end posts or wall mount posts, on each end, depending upon application.
• If vintage shelf rail will have sides, use corner posts and end posts
• Please note if using sides: side-spacing often differs from front-spacing
• Shelf Rail Post-base diameter is 5/8”. These posts should be inset a minimum of 1/2” from edge.

• Brass Rod is available in 2 lengths: 36” and 72”
• If rod is not long enough, it can be joined to another rod, within a post.
• If needed, rod can be cut shorter with a hacksaw
• Measure length of each straight run.
  If your design is a straight rail, with no sides, it is one run.
  However if it has more than once side, such as 3 sided it would then have 3 runs.
• As rod is 36” or 72”, it often needs to be cut shorter or joined with a longer section to complete a run.
• To calculate total amount needed: add together total number of rods, for each run. Consider that you may have leftover rod from one run to satisfy another run.

Install Information