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Home My WebLink AboutINSTALLATION DETAILSUfostyleP will contribute to the beauty of. your homWs exterior. Tools -You will need' Hammer, Screwdriver, Snips, Plumb. Bob -or 'Level, Tape Measure, Power Saw with Fine - Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk -Line and Lffility Knife Important 2. Toaiiow for normal expansion and contraction, fasten the Top Trim Mounting Strip In the center of the, nailing - slots. Fasten positively to the surfice of the unit at eviry-sibilted- hole - leaving 1a7 between lengths. Do not butt the en j ds. Ovidap Top Trim Front approximately 1 - at joints. Allow 112" between pleces of the Bottom Channel when installing. st Luen countv SCANNED) AN VINYL SKIRTING YBtYqHAVEUORD Installation Details Careful attention to a few basic detalls insure that t your Uf6styleP Vinyl Sldrtl provide a. beautiful, easily installed, co accessible exterior with aftnimum of maintenance. Lifestyle® Vinyl Skirting is -easily. insalle I over any terrain', requires -no special'tdolt �and never needs painting. Following these basic installation techniques Will assure that 1. Use -either. apower saw with a fine-tooth -blade mounted with, reverse rotation, or,aviatilon snips to cut LifestylLP components. Tdiri'Mount 3. Do not drive the nails too tightly.. The screw - type nails provided offer excellent holding power, but if driven t=tightly,.the Vinyl can, under normal expansion become' bec, distorted. Th, .., � es6 tpe 'd- al nails should.,bii driver!, In the middle,offt-hailing slot: just short .df. touching the ir6p Trim Mounting Strip. Nail to achieve 314" penetration into a solid wood. substance. Nail to allow part to expand and contract during the normal change in ambient temperature. DO -NOT NAIL TIGHT. Allow 1 C W between- nail head 41W. F110A . Steel -'.NMI Gmund.SpIke Blevnisjyestyle Vinyl Sfar*ng vlpdf J Step,1•■■ -Laying the Bottom Channel A level or plumb fine should be used to establish the location of the Ground Channel. The taller backside of the Ground, Channel should be located. directly beneath the outside bottom edge of the home, where the Top Trim Mounting. Strip will be attached (figurel ). To prevent grass from growing around the base of the skirting and provide a non, shifting:for the ground spikes, 9" asphalt roof .starter should be installed around the home. The roof starter also reduces the possibility of the vinyl skirting panels from being damaged from the use of a powered -string trimmer. "Weed - Eater" type trim units will damage the skirting and is not covered by the warranty. Attach the Ground Channel directly to the ground through the prepunched holes- (figure: 2). Spikes required every 20 inches. Another spike or a drift punch may be used to drive spikes in completely. To allow for expansion, leave a 112"� gap between each section of the Ground.Channel. To form clean, attractive comers, the Ground Channel can -be notched with snips ( figure 3) and then bent to the desired angle. (Attached to the. ground as shownr in figure 4). Hote: h high wind areas; where, ground bebwl the unit is spongy; or where -ground is loose from recent excavation and.has not yet settled, it is advisable to fasten Ground Channel to treated wooden stakes. For installation on . concrete, use a 3f4" masonry nail instead; of .the ground spike: Liquid Nail" cement or other similar methods of setting a'fastener directly to concrete can .also be -used. Step 2 . Installing Top Trim Mounting Strip ,.First determine where the Top Trim Mount. Will mount on the -lower- part of,the home. The:bottom edge of the Top Trim Mount.canextend below,the bottom edge -of the home if there. is a solid support for nailing and a solid -bearing for the Top Trim, Front Strip against the side of the -home. It is helpful to mark a fine aroundthe bottom of the homewith a chalk,line or other method.to assure a straight line where the Toptdm Mount Stdpr is to be installed. The Top Trim Mounting Strip.is installed by driving the steel` nails in the middle of: every slot (figure 5). DO NOT NAIL TIGHTLYI(See nailing -instructions on front page.) Do not cut Top Trim Mounting at the comers. Gently bend over a sharp edge of ,a cutting table or a similar surface to form the -comer (figure 6). ff the installation is made in extremely cold weather-, the vinyl should: be warmed -to room temperature before bending. Warming will avoid the likelihood of cracking. etiunt r FIGURE 8 FIGURE Y FOURE 11 Step 3 M'M a CuMho The Panels The Top Trim Mounting Strip is. constructed with, two parallel ridges!aUntervals below -the nailing slots .(figure 7). These ridges may be used to measure the required panel height. For warm weather application, measure the distance from the ground to the lower ridge. In colds weather, measure to the;top ridge. If the ground is level, several panels may be aA at time using a hand power saw..Remember;. if a power, saw is to be used, mount a fine400thed blade in reverse poshlon (figure 8). LOCKING THE PANELS A snap lock tool is used to punch locking tabs on the. outside-bottorn edge of -each panel (figure 9). When the panel is installed, it:becomes locked in the Ground, Channel. This feature assures retention of the panel in the Ground Channel. Note: When installing in a high wind area, punch locking tabs at; the'top,of the panel for added kicking strength. Self -aligning panels easily snap and slide into.place (figure1'%, Be certain, that -each panel positively interlocks with the panel. adjoining it. (Above '36 panel height, a framing support system should; be considered.) INSTALLING PANELS Panels -can be'installed;by setting into the bottom channel.and leaning.against the back trim. Lode the next panel as. shown by figure 10. Panels should not be cut but bent. around comers as shown in figure 11. FITTING PANELS -AROUND SERVICE CONNECTIONS Cutting and fitting:to virtually any shape or radius is easily :done with Lifestyle using aviation snips; cut the -panel to fit around the connection. Cut the panel from the side — not trom.the top:or�bottom Keep snip points open as if cwtting,c Idth to avoid cracking panels. CAUTION Proper installation of Mobile Home Skirting requirestafthe Top Bade -be nailed loosely so the panel will slide freely in the 'nail slots. This can be accomplished by leaving the nail head 1 /16" to 1/8' from -the face of the panel. The nail.must penetrate a solid nailable surface by 3/4 ; The steel nails supplied with the product are 1-1/2" in length; Do:not place outdoor cookers near the vinyl skirting because the: heat -will distlort the panels. Any heat source must be kept away from the panels or damage may occur. sip--11°� �I t•ue• MUM 14, V.S.I. Fka'StatamanC.'f 101d adnyl;WrW g,and aacoas- sorras ari made km orpulb motadefs and will men or om when :exposeddo,aalgnincad source of flamc or heat. Normal proeaulions to;proteu vinyl Obft from sources of fke should be uakon. Barboauas and com- bustiblefmatedillbi Such'os dry leaves, mulch and bash, should be kept away from sklMng. For Inlormalion obout'1ke propertios,of W* 5kirting, Contra the Ynyl Sldhrg lnslftute,.127b'KStnel, N.W., Suite 400, Weahington, 0 2000.5 or Haverford Vmyi Products. Step4... Installing the. Top Trim Front Strip The Top Trim Front Strip installs easily by.' snapping the topl edge -of its spring lock into the Top Trim Mounting Strip. Be�sure to.pushthe Top Trim Front Strip all the way'into the Top Trim Mounting Strip until It "snaps" Into place Each of the 14 pieces of the Top Trim Front Strip are notched 2" on one and, (figure 12) to permit.overlapping. Overlap ends of adjoining trim. front approximately 1 ` Four of the pieces are factory -notched for forming comers. Two pieces are notched at.6; two T 7-1W from the end. Starting at -one of the front comers of the home with a piece of trim strip notched 3' 7-1/4" from the end :place the short section on the front of the home and bend the longer section around to the side. (figure 13-1). 'At the other front comer, place a piece of trim strip-notched-at-W (figure 13-2). Take the second. piece notched 3' 7-1W from, the end and overlap the long section on the: side of the home, bending the short. section to the back side .ofAhe home (figure 13-3). Finally, take the last V notched'section and bend around the remaining corner (figure 13-4). 3' 7-1/4' V 7-1/4' -------------------- 6' l I & l l e' 7� L—— — — — — — — — — — — — — --J V 7-114' FIGURE 13 � 3' 7-114' ,. O O �r. CUMNG ADDITIONAL CORNERS If onside corners are needed, trim strips can be easily cut with aviation snips to form attractive comer joints.by Dieting a 45° mitre on adjacent ends and butting. If extra outside corners are required (for porches or add -on rooms), notch, the trim strips as shown (figure 14), bend around the comer and snap into place. Allow at least 3' of trim strip on each side of the comer. EASY ACCESS Access -can be gained at virtually any point by simply lifting the TopTrim Front Strip and sliding out the desired number of panels. Accessibility to the area under the unit is available whenever desired. Form