How it connects
The ends of each picket insert into the extruded U-channel of the handrail and base rail. Pickets slide horizontally into position along the channel and are locked in place by alternating snap-in or slide-in spacers.
Male and female halves
Male picket end that inserts into the female extruded longitudinal channel of the PEAK hand and base rails.
Usually connects to
- PEAK aluminum handrail bottom channel
- PEAK aluminum base rail top channel
- PEAK wide picket plastic/aluminum spacers
Common sizes
- 1-1/2 in. wide x 5/8 in. deep rectangular aluminum extrusion profile; designed for 36 in. and 42 in. railing systems.
Where it is used
residential deck railingscommercial deck and balcony railingsstair railings
Variations
- standard 5/8 in. square picket male end
- stair rail wide picket angled cut end
How to recognise it
Hollow rectangular powder-coated aluminum extrusion measuring approximately 1-1/2 in. wide by 5/8 in. deep with open, square-cut or angle-cut ends designed to slide into a matching continuous rail channel.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| PEAK standard picket male rail infill | Standard pickets are 5/8 in. square, whereas wide pickets measure 1-1/2 in. wide across the face. |
| standard pre-punched railing pickets | Pre-punched rails use discrete stamped holes rather than an open continuous U-channel with snap-in spacers. |
Also called
PEAK wide picket endPEAK 1-1/2 in. picket rail infill tonguePEAK RailBlazers wide picket profile
Good to know
PEAK Aluminum Railing (also branded as Peak RailBlazers) uses a continuous open channel on the bottom of the handrail and top of the base rail. Instead of fasteners into each picket, pickets and spacer blocks alternate along the channel.
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