Installation Guide

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INSTALLATION STEPS
STEP ONEInstallthestarterstripatthelowestpointofthestructure.Thestructure’ssolidsubstrate
mustbenolessthan7/16”thick.Thestripshouldbepositioned31/2”fromthewallcornerallowingfor
thewidthofthecornerpieceormoldedcorner.Nailthestarterstripevery12”.Makesurethestarter
stripremainslevel.
Figure1
STEP TWOIf usingvinylcornerposts,installthepostpriortoinstallinganypanels.Whenusingthe
StackedStonemoldedcorner,installastarterclip,openendUP(figure2)andin‐linewiththestarter
strip(figure1).StackedStonemoldedcornerswillbeinstalledafterpanelsfromadjacentwallshave
beenset.(See“StackedStoneMoldedCornerInstallation”sectionbelow).
Figure2
STEP THREE:Itisrecommendedtodeterminethenumberofpanelsneededforthewallby
measuringthetotallengthofthewallininches,subtractingthewidthofthecor nerpiecesusedand
dividingby39½”(thewidthofonepanelexposedtotheweather).Asyouwillneedtocuttherightend
panel,ensurethatitremainsatleast12”widebyreducing
thesizeofthestartingpanel.Besurenotto
overlapthemortarjointsofthepanelbelow toensureapleasingandauthenticstonelook.Donotcut
morethanoneendpieceatthistimesinceadjustmentswillberequiredforsucceedingrows.
STEP FOUR:Workingfromleftto
right,slidethefirstpanelleft,buttingitflushtothevinylcorneror
forusewithmoldedcorners,leavea2½”to3”gapfromthecornerofthewalltotheedgeofthe
installedpanel(figure3).Setthefirstpanelgentlyontothestarterstripmakingsuretoproperlyengage
allinstallationfingers.Donotoverridethefunctioni ng,positivestop
poststhatarein‐linewiththe
installationfingersonthebackofthepanel.