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Home My WebLink AboutINSULLATION DETAILSANd SCANNED BY stur-1460TO Careful attention to a few basic deft insure that your Lifestyle® Vinyl Sk provide- -a, beautiful, easily installed, accessible exterior with a minimum maintenance. Lifestyle® Vinyl Skirting1s. ea - over any terrain, requires no 6pecig never need's painting. Following th, installation techniques will assure tt 1. Use either a power saw with a fine4,00th -blade mounted with, reverse -rotation, or aviation snips to cut Lifestyle® components. mount .��ff � ►Ilia i �'�� ti�l,� �\�� . VINYL SKIRTING d BY HAVERFORD Details will UfestyleR will contribute to the beauty of your ngwill homWs exterior. rholetely Tools -You will need Hammer, Screwdriver, Snips, PlurnbBob, or Level, Tape Measure, Power Saw_w.ith Fine - installed Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk 11noadrid ols,and Utility Knife ) basic Important To allow for normal expansion and contraction, fasten the Top Trim Mounting, Strip In the center of the -nailing' slots. Fasten poslfrvily to the surface of the unit at every1lotted* hole, leaving 10"between lengths, Do not. butt the ends. Overlap Top Trim Front approximately I" at joints. Allow 1/2" between pieces of -the Bottom Channel when installing. 9 Do n9t4rive-the nails too,tightly. The screw - type nails provided offer exc6llentrboldingpow6r, but if driven too tightly, -the vinyl can, ,under normal expansion, and contraction, become distorted. These "special nails, should..be driven in the middle offfienailing slot just sh6rt:df. touching the Top Trim Mounting Strip. Nail to achieve 314- penetration into a solid wood substance. Nail to allowpart to expand and contract during the normal change in ambient temperature. DO NOT NAIL TIGHT. Allow IV gap between nail head 81W.pam Steel Hall Grand splice L� I BlevinLiffiesVIe Vinyl Aftng v] pdf FKAUfE 9 a i Step 1. 0 a -Laying the Bottom Channel A level or plumb fineshould 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 ddft,punch 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 -dean, 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). NON: 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 tottreated wooden stakes, For installation .on concrete, use, a 3/4" masonry nail-insteadi.of the ground Spike. "Liquid Nail" cement or other similar -methods of ,setting a fastener directly to-concrete.c an also be used. ;tep2... stalling Top Trim Mounting Strip Mrst, determine where the Top Trim :Mount will mount on e lower part of the home. The bottom edge of the Top Trim ount can, extend below the bottom edge of the home if ereis.a solid support for nailing and a solid be for the )p Trim. Front Strip against the side of the home. It is rlpful to mark a fine around the bottom of the home with a iakline.or other method, to assure ,a straight line where the )p Trim Mounf Strip is to be installed. The Top Trim; Mounting Strip is installed by driving the eeh nails in the middle of, every slot (figure 5). DO NOT AIL TIGHTLYI (See nailing instructions on front page) Do wcut Top Trim Mounting at the comers. Gently bend over sharp edge of a cutting table or a similar surface to form e comer (figure 6). If the installation is made in extremely cold weather; the nyl should be warmed to room temperature before ending. Warming will avoid the likelihood of clacking. FIGURES FIGURE E FIGURE 10 . FIGURE 11 Step 3... Cutting The Panels The Top Trim Mounting Strip is constructed with two Parallel ridges at intervals below -the nailing slots. (figure7). These ridges maybe 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 verse position (figure, 8). MKING THE PANELS A snap -.lock tool is used to punch locking tabs on the, aside. bottom edge. of each panel(figure.9). When the -,panel installed, it becomes loclked' in the Ground Channel. This Mures assures retention of the panel in the Ground Channel. Note: When installing in a high wind area, punch locking x at ,the:top of -the panel for added lockicig strength. Self-aflgning panels easily snap and slide into place ;ure 10). Be ,certain that each panel positively interlocks th the panel adjoining it. ,(Above Ss" panel height, a framing ipport system should be considered.) ISTALLING PANELS Panels: can be installed ,by setting into the bottom cannel' and leaning against the back trim. Lock the next inel as shown by figure-10. Panels should not be cut but mt around comers as shown in figure 11. FING PANELS AROUND SERVICE Cutting and liitting.to-virtually. any shape -or radius is lily done.with Lifestyle using aviation snips., cut the panel It around the connection. Cut the panel from the side — it fromthe#op or bottom Keep snip points open as if tting cloth -to avoid cracking panels. CAUTION per installation of Mobile Home Skirting requires that the Bade be nailed loosely so the panel will slide freely in the This can be accomplished by leaving the nail head 1116" 1 w from the face of the panel. The nail must penetrate a solid nailable surface by 314". e steel nails supplied with the product are 1-1/2" in Do not place outdoor cookers near the vinyl skirting Muse the heat will dislbrtthe panels. Any heat source must kept away from the panels or damage may occur. , --r � 1 V.S.I. FlWStWWMt-'fl9WVW GkWn and accas- corles'are Wauli from orpnic matiolab and WM moll or bum When,exi)02ed to a slanffloW source of ftme or heat. Normal DFUM110FIS to PMW Vinyl ddnbV from sources of fins'Aduld betaken. Baftwas and com- bustible Materials, such as dry Isavas, mulch and Imsh, should be kept away from skIrling. For, on at"'o Is vinyl .1=1V. vinyl Siding 1= 14'61K SUXN!;V., Suite 400. Wash6gton, DC 2000S or Haverford Vinyl Products. S;ep 4 Installingthe Top Trim Front Str,,i-'-- - . p The Top Trim Front Strip installs easily by.. snapping the top e0geof its spring lock, into the Top Trim Mounting Strip. Be sure to push the Top Trim Front Stripall the way linto the Top Trim Mounting Strip until R "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 endsof adjoining trim, front approximately 1 v- Four of the pieces m factory-notdhed f6rforming comers. Two pieces are notched at W, two & 7-1/47from the end. Starting atone of the front comers of the home with. a piece of trim strip -notched T 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-6! (figure 13-2). TAe the second piece, notched T 7-1/4", ' from. the -end and overlap the long section on the side of the home, bending the short section,to thebackside of the home. (figure 13-3). Finally, take the last G notched section and -bend around the remaining comer (figure 13-4). 77-11C 6 7-1/4' — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6- a. L— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — J W FIGURE 13 T7-1/4" CUTTING ADDITIONAL CORNERS If inside,comers are needed, trim strips can be easily ,cut with avlation.snips to form attractive comer joints by cutting a 4W mitre on adjacent ends and butting. If extra outside comers' iarequired (for porches or add -on rooms). notch thetrimstrips as shown (figure 14), bend around the comer drid snap into place. Allow at least T of Itrim strip on each side of the comer. 1EASY ACCESS I Amess can be gained at virtually any point by simply rarg the TC DpTrim Front Strip and -sliding out the desired number of panel& Accessibility to the area under the unit is available whenever desired. Form #HVP-LIF Printed in USA 9404