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Home My WebLink AboutINSTALLATION DETAILSI SCANNED OrTi -- VINYL SHIRTING BY HAVERFORD Installation Details Careful attention to a few basic details will insure that your Lifestyle® Vinyl Skirting will, providea.beautiful, easily installed, completely accessible exterior with a minimum of maintenance. Lifestyle® Vinyl Skirting is easily, installed over any terrain, requires no special tools and never need's painting. Following these basic installation techniques will assure that 1. Use either a power saw with a fine-tooth blade mounted wift reverse rotation, or aviation snips to cut LifestylcP components. Panel (UF12) LifestyleP will contribute to the beauty of your home's exterior. Tools -You will need Hammer, Screwdriver, Snips, Plumb Bob or Level, Tape Measure, Power Saw with Fine - Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk Une and Utility Knife Important 2. 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 every "slotted" hole; leaving 10 between lengths: Do not butt the ends. Overlap Top Trim Front approximately 1" at joints. Aibw 1/2" between pieces of the Bottom Channel when installing. 3. Do not drive the nails too'tightly.. The screw - type nails provided offer excellent- holding power, but if driven too- tightly, the Vinyl can, under normal expansion and contraction, become . 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 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 IV gep between nail head and part. - Steel Nail Ground spMc� Blevins lifestyle Vmyl Skirtin&vl pdf EW ROME1 F,RF Step 1.. . -Laying the -Bottom Channel A level, or plumb One 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 11T 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). Not®: 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 concrete. use a Xr 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 8 a a 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 fine around the bottom of the horne,wkh a chalk line 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 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). 9 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. I'FUUft 7 FIGURE B FIGURE 0 FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11 $tep 31, 0 a a 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 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 position (figure 8). LOCKINGTHE PANELS A snap lock.tool is used to pukin nch- locg tabs on the outside bottom :edge: of each panel (figure 9). When the- panel is installed, it.becomes kxked 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 lodung 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 systern 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 Lifestyle using aviation snips, cut the panel to It -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 Slotting requires that the Top Bads 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 W irom 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 ,wip-dislort the panels.. Any heat source must be kept away from the panels or damage may occur. - V[ V.S.I. Fire•Statamant:, Rigid vfryl sktttfrtp and acces- sories are madl from organic meterlab and Will met: or bum whan:axposod:to a slgNflcmCsouroe at flame or heat Normal.prautlons to pr6W vinyl skirting from sources of Jirdehould be taken. 2arbecues and com- bustible materials; such as.dry leaves, mulch and trash, should b® kept away from skhfing. For Information about flre propertles:of vinyl skirting, contra�t.Ihe'•Vinyl Siting Institute, W6 K Street, NX, S.R.400, We222'ton, DC 20005 or Havedord Vinyl Products. Form 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 Trim Front Strip all the. -way into the Top Trim Mounting Strip until ft "snaps" into place. Each-ofthe 14 pieces of the Top Trim. Front Strip are notched 2" on one end (figure 12) to permit overlapping. Overlap endsvf adjoining trim front. approximately 1 ` Four of the pieces are factory -notched for forming comers. Two pieces are notched at.6', 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. corner, place a piece of trim strip.notched at 6' (figure 13-2). Take 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 the bacicside,of the home. (figure 13-3). Finally, take the. last 6' notched section and bend around the remaining comer (figure 13-4). 3' 7-1/4' 5' 7-114" --------------- --- j s. L—=------------ ---� 5' 7-1fir FIGURE 13 3' 7-1/4' CUTTING ADDITIONAL CORNERS If insure confers are needed, trim strips can be,easily cut with aviation snips to form attractive comer joints by ctAng.a 450 mitre on adjacent.ends and butting. If extra oubdde cor*sare required (for porches or add -on rooms), notch the trim strips as shown (figure 14), bend around the oon>ier 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 TopTdm Front Strip and -sliding out the desired number.of panels -Accessibility to the area under the unit is available whenever desired. rnnuru m uam eww