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HomeMy WebLinkAboutINSULATION DETAILSCANNED 51 sauder;m ' VINYL SKIRTIlV 3 BY AAVE"ORD -- Installation Details Careful attention to a few basic details will Lifestyle° will contribute to the beauty of your insure that yourLifestyle® Vlnyij Skirting will home's exterior. provide'a beautiful, easily installed, completely Tools You will need accessible exterior with a minimum of maintenance. ; Hammer, Screwdriver, Snips, Plumb Bob,or Life le®Vin Skirtin is easily installed Level, Tape Measure, Power Saw with. Fine- 9 Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk Line and over any terrain,, requires nospedal tools -and Utility Knife never needs painting. Following'these basic installation techniques will assure that Important 1. Use either a power saw with a fine-tooth blade mounted with reverse rotation, or aviation snips to cut Lifestyle® components. Trim Mount To allow for normal expansion and contraction, fasten the. Top Trim Mounting Strip in the center of -the. nailing slots. Fasten positively to ,the surface of the unit at everyslotted hole, leaving 1/2" 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. Do not drive the nails too.tightly. The screw - type nails. provided offer excellent holding power, but if driven too-tightly,.the vinyl can,. rider normal expansion and contraction, become . distorted. These spedal nails should.be driven in the middle of the nailing slot, just short. -of touching the Top -Trim Mounting Strip. Nail to achieve 3W penetration into a solid woodsubstance.. Nail to allow part to expand and contract during the normal change in ambient temperature.. DO NOT NAIL' TIGHT. Allow 1C M-between nail head endpart., . Aue ( steel NMI Blevins lifestyle Vinyl Skhtngvl pdf FKKW 1 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 (figural). To prevent .grass from growing around the base of the skirting and provide a non-shif ing.for the ground spikes, 9" asphalt roof starter. should beinstalled 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 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). NoteAn -high wind areas; where ground below the unit sp is ongy; 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 3/4" masonry nail instead- of the .ground spike: Liquid Nail" cement or other similar -methods of setting a UMOner 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 can. extend below the bottom edge;ofthe-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: homewith a chalk:Hne or other method to assure a straight line where the Top Trim Mount. Strip 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 T-IGHTLY-l'(Seer 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). If the installation is made in extremely, cold weather; the vinyl should be warmed, to room temperature before bending. Warning wily avoid the likelihood of cracking. A6 FIGURE t1 Step 3 0 a a Cuffing 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 cut at one time using a hand power saw-Remember,if a power saw is to be used., mount a fine-toothed blade in reverse positlon.(figure 8). LOCKING THE PANELS A snapaock tool is used to punch. locking tabs on the outside bottom edge. of 7each panel (figure %. 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 k)ddng strength. Self=aligning panels easily snap and: slide. into place (figure 10). 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. Lock 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 Uilbstyle using aviation snips, cut the panel to fit around the connection. Cut "the panel from the side - -not 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, 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/so 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 notplace outdoorcookers; near the vinyl skirting because the heat will distort the panels. Any heat source must be kept away from the panels or damage may occur. 1416F -4w- MUKE 14 V.S.I. Flre Statemsnt:• Rlpld vtnyt rkbffrfp and meats- - sorias-aro made .ft m oWla materials and will melt or bum when exposed to.a atp ffkarK source of flame or heat. Normal Precautions to protect vinyl'ddnft from sources of fire should be taken. Barbecues and eom- lwsfible malsdals, such as dry leaves, mulch and trash, should be kept away from 01". For lnfomutkn. about lh propenias of vinyl skirting. contend the Vutyl Sk! ng lnsUlute, 1275 K Street, N.W., Suilo 400, Washerpton, DC 20005 or Havedord Vinyl Products. Step4.., Installing the. Top Trim Front Strip 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,Tdm Front Strip all the•way-into the Top Trim Mounting Strip until K "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 1 Four of the pieces are factory -notched for forming comers. Two pieces-a0e notched at 61, two 3' 7-1/e from the. end. Starting at one ofthe 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 ofthe home and .bend the longer (section around to the side (figure 13-1). At the otherfront comer, place a piece of trim strip notched at 6' (figure 13-2). ITake,the second piece notched 3' 7-1br 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 6' notched section and .bend around the remaining, corner (figure 13-4). 3' 7-1/4' . 6 7-1/4' E�_ ---- ------- 6' I I 8' L—— — — — — — — — — — — — — --� 5'7-1/4' RGURE 19 3' 7-1/4' O ADOMNAL CORNERS If inside comers are needed, trim strips. can be easily with aviation snips.to formattractive comer joints by ing.a W m.'i re on adjacent ends and butting. If extra side comers are required (for porches or add -on ms), notch the trim strips as shown (figure 14), bend Lind the comer and snap into place. Allow at least 3' of i, strip on each side of the comer. Y ACCESS tcoess can be gained at virtually any point by simply the TopTdm. Fmnt'Stdp and sliding out the desired dr of panels. Accessibility to the area under the unit is NO whenever desired. Form #HVP-LIF Printed in USA 9404