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Home My WebLink AboutINSTALLATION DETAILSSCANNED VIWLSHIRTII�VG BY HAVERFORD Installation Details Careful attention to a few basic details will insure that your LifestyleP Vinyl Skirting will! provide-abeautiful, easily installed, completely accessible exterior with a minimum of maintenance. Lifestyle®fi/inyl Skirting is easily installed over any terrain,, requires no speaalibols and never need's painting. Following these,basic installation techniques will assure that,/ 1. Use either a power saw with a fineAdoth blade mounted with reverse rotation, or aviation snips to cut Lifestyle® components. / Mount' Lifestyles 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 Fne- Tooth Blade, Notching Tool, Chalk Line 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 We;, 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. 3. Do not drive the nails too,tightly. The screw - type nails provided offer excellent, holding power, but if driven too tightiy;:the Vinyl can, under normal expansion and } contraction, become distorted. These.speaal� nails should, be driven. in the middle of- the nailing slot just shortJof touching the Top Trim Mounting Strip. Nail to achieve 3/40 penetration into a solid wood' substance. Nail to allow part to expand and contract during the normal change in ambient ;:" rature,D0 NOT L TIGKT. A(IOW 1/8" gap between na3o heW end part. - . steer Nail Biwins lifestyle V1itylSkir&g VI.pal Step 1 . ■ `r ■ -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 (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/ihe 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 1/2" 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 belowthe unit is spongy;.orwhere 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 Nair 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 liome with a chalk:Nne 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 cuttingtable 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. Warming will avoid the likelihood of clacking. 1-fuumb 7 FIGURE 11 Ste 3 Cutting The Panels The Top Triml 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 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 snap kxk.toolis used .to punch locking tabs on the. outside bottom ,edge. of each panel (figure-9). When the panel, is installed; it becomes locked .in. the, Ground Channel. This feature assures retentioaof 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 kxking, strength. Self -aligning -panels easily snap and slide into place (.figure 10). Be certain that each panel positively interlocks with -the panel -adjoining f. (Above 360 panel height, a framing support system should be considered.) INSTALLING PANELS Panels car' be ristalled by setting into the bottom channel and leaning against,the back trim. Lode the next panel as shown by figure 10. Panels should notbe cut but bent around comers as showri.in figure 11. FITTING. PANELS AROUND SERVICE CONNECTIONS l Cutting and fitting to virtually any shape. or radius is easily .done with Ufestyl® using aviation snips, cut the panel to fit around -the conhection. 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 Backbe- nailed ;toosely so`the panel will slide freely in the nail slots. I This can be -accomplished by leaving the nail head 1 /16" to W.from the face of the panel. The nail.must penetrate a solid narlable surface by 3/4". The steel nails supplied with the product are lwl/2" in length.. i Do notplace outdoorcookers near the vinyl skirting wi because the heat ll distort the panels. Any heat source must be kept away from ttie panels or damage may occur. tape• �w Flm:&&lM,M,t:..RtpldAW Bkftft adacow Bodes am madi'Nom oWntc mitidafa end wfa melt or bum whon,wposed to.a elgnffkanfrrource of ftemG or heat: Normad.precautlans to; protect vinyl skirting from sourcas of"fire shouldbe taken. Barbeeveo and cmm- bustible matcdtle,'such as dry leaves mulch and trash, should be kept—y.from skWny. For Infomutllwabourlire properties ofvkryl skirting, oontM idle vinyl S►dMg lnstflute, 1975 K Streel, NW, Suite 400, WeshNgtan, DC 20005 or Heverford Vinyl Products. Step: 4 .. installing the Top Trim Front Strip The Top Trim jFront 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 lit "snaps" into placei. Each of -the 1 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 corners. Two pieces are notched at, 6, two V 7-1/4" from the end. Starting at one of 'the front comers of the home, with_ a piece of trim strip notched Z 7-1/0 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 apiece of trim strip.notched-at 6' (figure 13-2). Take.the second piece notched 3' 7-1/4" 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 V notched section and bend around the remaining corner (figure 13-4). 3' 7-1/4' 1 6 7-114' ---i----------- — - LL 7) — ----- -- :_J 5' 7 1W '\ FIGURE 13 � 3' 7-1/4' OO I O 7f CUTTING ADDO noNALCORNERS If inside -corners are needed, trim strips can be easily .cut with aviation anips,to form attractive comer joints by pitting a 450 mitre on adjacent ends and butting. If extra outside comers are required (for porches or add -on rooms), notch the tnm strips asshown '(figure 14), bend around the comer and snap into place. Allow at least V 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. Form *HVP-LIF Printed in USA 9404