Installation Guide

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WALL PANEL/LINER INSTALLATION

TIME REQUIRED

3-4 HR

A - Inspecting Wall Panels/Liners

Inspecting panels at this point will give you conﬁdence that the wall panels are straight and square from the factory. When installing wall panels, you may need to

make adjustments to the panels to accommodate for unevenness of your existing walls. During the inspection process and/or dry-ﬁtting process, if you have any

concerns about the alignment or ﬁt of the wall panels, please call 1-800-454-2284 for customer service, and we will gladly assist you with your installation.

1. Find a large empty area to layout and inspect all panels.

2. Align all panels and liners to check for straightness. Make sure grout lines are straight and square

to each other.

3. Sistine Stone wall panels are made to be ﬂexible. (Warning - Store on a ﬂat area.) If wall panels

have been stored improperly or seemingly have become extensively bowed, they can be easily

ﬂattened before installation (See trouble shooting section on last page for details).

B - Test Alignment by Dry-ﬁtting Wall Panels/Liners

1. Place the ﬁrst bottom panel into position.(diagram 12). Rest panel on the pan ﬂoor;

use spacers between the ﬂoor and the panel to make the top of the panel level.

2. Place the second bottom panel into position, push the two panels together. Make sure the

grout lines are aligned, use spacers to make the top of the panel level. Inspect the spacing

between the wall panels and the side threshold plumb line.

3. Depending on your cement board alignment, some sanding of the wall panel edges may be

required for a tight ﬁt.

4. Place liners & in position check for level and length (diagram 13).

5. Holding the lower panels and liners in place with screws and blocks or another person, place

the upper panels & into position. Check the length and overlap alignment.

Some ﬁtting may be required.

6. Depending on your faucet selection, you may need to mark and cut out holes for your faucet to

ﬁt through before you can place or panels into position. Remember “measure twice,

cut once”, you can cut our walls with most cutting tools.

(See installation video at www.americanbathfactory.com). Now you can check for level, grout

line alignment and spacing between walls and plumb line.

diagram 13

diagram 12

C - Installing Panels

8. Sand the backside surface of the wall panels with 60 grit sandpaper. This will increase the bond

to the silicone. Remove all dust and dirt with a clean dry cloth.

9. Start with the lower panel apply a generous amount of silicone to the cement board

and to the back side of the wall panel. Refer to “Silicone Recommendations” on previous page

for applying silicone. Also refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations for application and

drying time.

10. Press the wall ﬁrmly into position. Be sure to use spacers between the bottom panel and the

shower pan to ensure panel is level. (diagram 14)

11. Install the remaining panels in the following same order as you dry-ﬁtted the panels.

diagram 14

B races may be required to keep walls ﬂush

W2 W2

W2 W2W1

W1W3 W4