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Home My WebLink AboutINSTALLATION DETAILSVINYL SKIRTING le BY RFORD Installation Details Careful attention to a few basic details will LifestyleR will contribute to the beauty of your insure that your UfestyleP Vinyl, -Skirting will home's exterior. provide a. beautiful, easily installed, completely TOOTS YOU will need accessible exterior with a minimum of maintenance. Hammer, Screwdriver, Snips, Plumb- Bob- or Level, Tape Measure, Power -Saw -with Fine- Lifestyle® Vinyl Skirting is easily installed Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk-Une and over any terrain,: requires •no �speciahtools and UtiUty Knife never need's painting. Following these basic installation -techniques will assure that Important 1. Use either a power saw with -a fine400th blade mounted, with reverse rotation, or aviation snips to- cut Lifestyle® components. TrlmMount 2. To allow for normal expansion and contraction, fasten the Top Trim Mounting- Strip,16 the center of thw nailing', slots. Fasten positively to the surface of the unit at every siotted� hole, leaving 11T between lengths. Do not butt the ends. Overlap -Top Trim Front. approximately 1" at joints.. Allow 1/2" between pieces of the Bottom Channel when installing. P ..W.....— 3. DO -no t: drive,the nails toatightly.. The--screw- type nails provided offer excellent holding power, but if driven too,tightly,:the vinyl can, ..under normal expansion and, contraction, becorrie distorted. These special nails should be driven in the middle of,the' nailing slot just short -of touching the Top Trim Mounting Strip. Nail to achieve 3/4" 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. Alkw I ff gap between nail head 0', steel Nall Copy canmw sPk. Blevins lifestyle Vinyl Skirkngvl pdf ki ,P im FIGURE 1 FIGURE 3 Step In . . Laying- the Bottom Channel A, level or plumb line 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 (figural). 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 driftpunch may be used to drive spikes in completely. To allow for expansion; leave a 10 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 shown in figure 4). Note:. In high wind areas; where ground below 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 . conc seta use a 3W 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. Step2... 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 can extend 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 line around the bottom of the home with a chalfk ine or.other method to assure a straight line where the Top Trim Mount Strip is to be installed. I The Top Trim Mounting Strip is installed by driving the steel nails in -the middle of every slat (figure 5). DO'NOT BAIL TIGHTLYI (See nailing instructions on front page.) Do not cut Top Trim Mounting at the comers. Gently bend over aIsharp edge of a cutting table or a similar surface to form the comer (figure 6). I If the installation is made in extremely cold weather; the vinyl should -be, warmedto room temperature before bending. Warming will avoid the likelihood of cracking. FIGURE 7 Step 3 a IN 0 Cutting The Panels The Top Trim Mounting Strip is constructed with two parallel ridges at intervals 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 cold- weather, measure to the top, ridge. if the ground is level, several .panels may be c iA. atone time using a hand power saw..Remember,. if a power saw !s to be used, mount a fine-toothed blade in reverse position (figure 8). LOCKING THE PANELS A snap lodctool. is used to punch locking. tabs on the, outside bottom edge of each pane! (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 E® I tabs.at the.'top.of the panel for.added_ilodding strength. i Self: *ping pastels easily snap and slide. into place (figure 10). Be certain,that each panel positively interlocks with the panetzdjoining 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. .Lock the next panel as shown by figure 10. Panels should not be cut but >r o bent around comers as shown in figure 11. FIGURE 10 FITTING PANELS AROUND SERVICE CONNECTIONS Cutting and -fitting to virtually any snaps or radius is easily ,done with Lifestyle using aviation snips, cut the panel to fit around the connection. Cut panel, from the side — -no from :the -top or bottom Keep snip points open as if cutting cloth to avoid, cracking :panels. CAUTION Proper installation of Mobile Home Skirting requires that the Top Back'be°nak d loosely so the panel will slide freely in the nail slots. This can be accomplished by leaving the/ nail head 1 /1 G" to 111r from the face of the panel. The nall must penetrate a solid nailable surface by 3/4 The steel nails. supplied with the product are 1-112" in length. Do not place outdoor cookers near the vinyl skirting because the heat #Hill disbrt the panels. Any heat source must be kept away from the panels or damage may occur. �A 1AL: V. S 1 1. ,= = softs'am,=. or burn-whanpooW,toi; alpillow-&source of its= or hwL No.mad PmaullOns to Protect *0 sid" from S0Uu',1, c0"oi-"`6 Mo k7. Barbecuescuas and. ,,b .l6rlWsj_Y.'u%:d k*"s,mulch and trash, should ba kept away.frorn s.kMft, For Infannallomabout fire properties of Vinyl skinging, Contra Vin 1=1n 1275 K StrW,. N.W., Institute, S.4. Z.m Wa sh 2=or Haverford Vinyl Products, Step 4 InStilling the. Top Trim Front SON` . p The Top Trim Front Strip installs easily by -snapping the top edge of its -spring. lock into, the Top Trim. Mounting Strip. - Be sure to push the Top Trim Front Strip all the -Wa'y'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 end. (figure 12) to permit overlapping. Overlap ends -of adjoining: trim front approximately V Four of the pieces are 1actory-notched f6r forming. comers. Two pieces are notched at.& two 3! 7-1/4!' 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, Pl6ce a piece of trim strip notched -at V (figure 13-2). TAe.the second plecenotched 3' 7-11/4!'` from: the end and overlap the long section on the side of the home,, bending the short, section to the back side of the home (figure. 13-3). Finally, take the last W notched section and ;bend around the remaining corner (figure 13-4). 7 7-1/4' W 7-1/4" --------------------- ----------------- � e, -— EL - ;,. i-i 5! 7-114* 0 FIGURE 13 3' 7-1/4" CILITFING-ADIDMONAL CORNERS If inside comers a*rieeded, trim strips can be easily cut, with aviation snips to form attractive comer Joints by PA'ng. a 4W mitre on adjacent ends and, butting. If extra outside corners are required (for potihes or add -on moms), notch the trim strips as shown (figure 14), bond around the comer and snap into place. Allow at least T of trim strip on each side of -the comer. MY ACCESS Access can be gained at virtually any point by simply lifting the TopTdm Front Strip and,silding out the desired number of panels. Accessibility to the area under the unit is available whenever. desired. Form #HVP-LIF Printed in USA 9404