Exteria 24PSFECCF Installation guide

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Installation Guidelines

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ExteriaBuildingProductsprovidestheseinstructionsasgeneralguidelinesonly.ExteriaBuilding

Productsneitherinstallssidingnorhasanycontroloveranyinstallation.Thecontractorand/orinstaller

shallberesponsibleforensuringthatallapplicablelocalbuildingcodesarefollowed,whichmayrequire

modificationofthesegeneralguidelines.Exteria

BuildingProductsassumesnoliabilityforpersonal

injuryorpropertydamageresultingfromimproperorcarelessapplicationofthedescribedtechniques.

FormoreinformationonExteriaBuildingProductsanditswidevarietyofstate‐of‐the‐artproducts,

pleasecallusat877–EXTERIA(877‐398‐3742)orwrite:

1111NW165Street,Miami,FL33169‐5819.

InstallationGuidelinescanbedownloadedfromourwebsite:www.exteriapb.com

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BASIC GUIDELINES

1. Alwaysworkfromlefttoright,completinginstallationononewallbeforebeginninganother.

Alwaysstartingatthelowestpointofthestructure.

2. Aswithanyplasticcompositeexteriorbuildingmaterials,ExteriaBuildingProductspanelswill

expandandcontractwithachangeintemperature.Therefore,duringinstallation it

isnecessary

topositionthepanelsproperlytocompensatefortemperatureeffects.Usecautionnottoforce

panelsdownontotheflangeofthelowerrow,asthiswilloverridetheexpansionjointsandmay

causebuckling.Storingpanelsin heate dareasmakethemmorepliable,allowingforeasier

installation

incoldertemperatures.

3. Storepanelsonedge,donotstackflat.

4. ExteriaBuildingProductspanelsareintendedforuseinaverticalplacementonly, andarenot

designedorwarrantedforroofingorflooringapplications.Mansardroofswitha45/12slopeor

greaterareacceptableapplications.

5. Itis

essentialthatyouworkoverasmooth,flat,nailablewallsurface,(i.e.Minimum7/16”OSB

boardorplywoodisrecommended).Refertotherespectivefurringstripinstallationguidelines

iffurringstripsareutilized.

6. Non‐corrosivefastenersarerequiredtosecurethepanelsand theymustpenetratethesolid

substrate

byatleast7/16”.

7. Iffacenailingisemployed,pre‐drillaholeinaninconspicuousarea,suchasamortarjoint.The

holemustbelargerthantheshankofthenailorscrew,butsmallerthanthehead,toallowfor

possibleexpansion.Theheadcanbecovered

withcaulk.

8. Fasteningthepanelsshouldnotrestrictpanelmovement.Fastenersshouldbedrivenstraight

intothecenterofanyelongated holemakinglightcontactwiththepanel,allowingthepanelto

behung.Itisbesttoworkwiththepanelsatwaist‐level,allowingtheinstallerto

inspectthe

backofthepanels,verifyingthatallfingersareproperlyengaged.

9. Overriding the expansion stops may restrict panel movement and cause buckling.The panel

requires a minimum of eight fasteners per panel.A closer spacing of fasteners is required for

high velocity wind areas; for details refer to

 report ESR‐3070, which can be downloaded from

ourwebsitewww.exteriabp.com. 

10. Sidinghasalwaysbeendesignedasanexteriorcladding.ExteriaBuilding Productssidingis

designedtoallowthematerialunderneath ittobreathe;therefore,itisnotawatertight

covering.Toachievedesignedperformance,ExteriaBuildingProductssiding

mustbeinstalled

overaweatherresistanthousebarriersystemsuchashousewrap.

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INSTALLATION STEPS

STEP ONEInstallthestarterstripatthelowestpointofthestructure.Thestructure’ssolidsubstrate

mustbenolessthan7/16”thick.Thestripshouldbepositioned31/2”fromthewallcornerallowingfor

thewidthofthecornerpieceormoldedcorner.Nailthestarterstripevery12”.Makesurethestarter

stripremainslevel.

Figure1

STEP TWOIf usingvinylcornerposts,installthepostpriortoinstallinganypanels.Whenusingthe

StackedStonemoldedcorner,installastarterclip,openendUP(figure2)andin‐linewiththestarter

strip(figure1).StackedStonemoldedcornerswillbeinstalledafterpanelsfromadjacentwallshave

beenset.(See“StackedStoneMoldedCornerInstallation”sectionbelow).

Figure2

STEP THREE:Itisrecommendedtodeterminethenumberofpanelsneededforthewallby

measuringthetotallengthofthewallininches,subtractingthewidthofthecor nerpiecesusedand

dividingby39½”(thewidthofonepanelexposedtotheweather).Asyouwillneedtocuttherightend

panel,ensurethatitremainsatleast12”widebyreducing

thesizeofthestartingpanel.Besurenotto

overlapthemortarjointsofthepanelbelow toensureapleasingandauthenticstonelook.Donotcut

morethanoneendpieceatthistimesinceadjustmentswillberequiredforsucceedingrows.

STEP FOUR:Workingfromleftto

right,slidethefirstpanelleft,buttingitflushtothevinylcorneror

forusewithmoldedcorners,leavea2½”to3”gapfromthecornerofthewalltotheedgeofthe

installedpanel(figure3).Setthefirstpanelgentlyontothestarterstripmakingsuretoproperlyengage

allinstallationfingers.Donotoverridethefunctioni ng,positivestop

poststhatarein‐linewiththe

installationfingersonthebackofthepanel.

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Figure3

STEP FIVEDriveafastenerstraightthroughthesubstratewhileensuringthattheheadonlymakes

lightcontactwiththepanel.Thisallowsthepaneltomovewithvaryingtemperatures.Thepanel

requiresaminimumofeight(8)fastenersperpanel(figure4).Forhighvelocitywindareas,afasteneris

requiredineachnailingslot.

Figure4

Hookthenextpanelintothestarterstripandslideitintothefirstpanelassuringthetwo(2)sidelocks

engagewiththeslotsfromthepreceding(installed)panel(figures5and6).

Figure5 Figure6

STEP SIXInstalltheremainingcourses,repeatingsteps1,3,4,and5.Thefastenermustbeflushwith

thepanel,soasnottointerferewiththesucceedingrowofpanels.Inordertoachievearealistic

StackedStonelook,staggereachsubsequentcourseinincrementsof8”(figure7).Neverforcepanels

downontopofeachotherorintoeachother,lefttoright,orelserisk

breakingthestoppostsonthe

backofthepanel.Setthemintoplacegently,ensuringthatallfingersand/orsidelocksareengaged,

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andallowthepanelstoseatthemselves.Thestoppostsaredesignedtopreventbucklingdueto

changingtemperatures.

Reminder:Besurealllockingfingersareproperlyengaged.

Figure7

STEP SEVENAswithanyplasticexteriorbuildingmaterial,theStackedStonepanelwillexpandand

contractwithachangeintemperature.Therefore,duringinstallationitisnecessarytoposition the

panelsproperlytocompe nsatefortemperatureeffects.Wheninstallingatpaneltemperaturesfrom30

to100degreesFahrenheit,positionthenextpanelsothattheupperleftcornerofthepanel’snailing

hemisbuttedagainst

thepreceding(i nstalled)panel(Figure#8).

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Forinstallationsattemperaturesbelow30degreesF,positionthenextpanelslightlyrightofthe

precedingpanel’sedge(e.g.1/16”).Fortemperaturesabove100degreesF,positionslightlyleftsothe

paneloverlapstheprecedingpanel.Oncethepanelhasbeenproperlyspaced,

insertafastenerintothe

centerholeofthepanel.

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Figure8

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STEP EIGHTFittingpanelpiecesbetweenwindowsoraround openings requiresacut‐backspacing

of1/8''whenpanelsareinstalledincoldtemperatures.Similarspacingmayalsobenecessarywhen

fittingpanelsintogableends,overroofangles,aroundlightblocksoranyotherplacewhereadequate

panelmovementisprevented.

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STEP NINEExteriaJ‐channelsmaybeusedforinsidecornertreatments.Panelsmaybescribedand

cuttofitintothecorner(Figures#9&10).Itisrecommendedtosleevethecornerwithvinylor

aluminumcoilpriortoinstallationofpanels.Caulkcornerafterinstallation.

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Figure9 Figure10

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STEP TENWhencompletingawall,facenailingmaybenecessary.Iffacenailingisemployed,pre‐drill

aholeinaninconspicuousarea,suchasamortarjoint.Theholemustbelargerthantheshankofthe

nailorscrew,butsmallerthanthehead,toallowforpossibleexpansion.Theheadcanbecoveredwith

matchingpaint.

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STACKED STONE INDIVIDUAL MOLDED CORNER INSTALLATION

ThesidingmustbeinstalledonadjacentwallsPRIORtoinstallingcorners.

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STEP ONEBesurethestarterclipisaffixedatthebottomofthewall’scorner.SlideyourfirstStacked

Stonemoldedcorneroverthesidingandengageitintothestarterclip.Thecornerofferstwo(2)pairsof

fasteningpositionstochoosefrom.Forfasteners,galvanizedscrewsarerecommended.Oncepositioned

properly,insertone(1)fasteneroneachside(Figure#11). 

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Figure11

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STEP TWOTakethenextcornerandengageitintothecornerbelow.Someadjustmentmayneedto

bemadeattheverticaloverlapoftwo(2)corners(astheyareinstalled)inordertomaintainthecorner/

panelhorizontalalignment.Thereisapproximatelya1/2”verticaladjustmentavailable.Gentlytugthe

bottomofthecornertoensureitisproperlyengaged.Repeatthisstepuntilthecornerinstallation

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complete.Note:Thelastmoldedcornertobeinstalled inacolumnmayneedtobecuttofitthe

remainingspaceinthatcolumn.

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INSTALLING STONE LEDGE TRIM

Stoneledgetriminstallsoverthetopcourseofpanels

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BENDING LEDGE TRIM

Stoneledgetrimcanbeinstalledaroundacorner.Becauseofthedifferent

shapeoftheledgetrim,av‐

notchmustfirstbecutatthepointwhereyouplanonbendingit(Figure#12).Oncethev‐notchhas

beencut,thetrimmaybeheat‐bentandinstalled.Wealsoprovidepre‐manufacturedcornerstomake

installationeasier(Figure13).

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Figure12   Figure13

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 SPECIAL SITUATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

SITUATION

1. Panelswon’tlocktogethersidebyside.

2. Thebottomlockingfingerswon’tlockinto

thepreviousrow.

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3. Panelsarebucklingonthewall

4. Panelsarenotlayingdownflat

ITEMS TO CHECK

Thewallmaynotbelevelandflat.Checkprevious

panelstoensurethatallpanelsandinstallation

fingersareproperlyseated.(SeBasicGuidelines)

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Makesurethenailsarenotrestrictingpanel

movement.Checkforproperspacingatside

interlocks.Makesureallfingersareengagedinto

previouspanel

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ATTACHING OBJECTS TO PANELS

Neverattachfixturesdirectlytosiding.Whenattachingfixtures,useablockandfollowthefixture

manufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.

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