Installation Guide

WI‐QPC‐1010REV‐   Page|5of7   STACKEDSTONE
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andallowthepanelstoseatthemselves.Thestoppostsaredesignedtopreventbucklingdueto
changingtemperatures.
Reminder:Besurealllockingfingersareproperlyengaged.
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STEP SEVENAswithanyplasticexteriorbuildingmaterial,theStackedStonepanelwillexpandand
contractwithachangeintemperature.Therefore,duringinstallationitisnecessarytoposition the
panelsproperlytocompe nsatefortemperatureeffects.Wheninstallingatpaneltemperaturesfrom30
to100degreesFahrenheit,positionthenextpanelsothattheupperleftcornerofthepanel’snailing
hemisbuttedagainst
thepreceding(i nstalled)panel(Figure#8).
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Forinstallationsattemperaturesbelow30degreesF,positionthenextpanelslightlyrightofthe
precedingpanel’sedge(e.g.1/16”).Fortemperaturesabove100degreesF,positionslightlyleftsothe
paneloverlapstheprecedingpanel.Oncethepanelhasbeenproperlyspaced,
insertafastenerintothe
centerholeofthepanel.
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Figure8
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STEP EIGHTFittingpanelpiecesbetweenwindowsoraround openings requiresacut‐backspacing
of1/8''whenpanelsareinstalledincoldtemperatures.Similarspacingmayalsobenecessarywhen
fittingpanelsintogableends,overroofangles,aroundlightblocksoranyotherplacewhereadequate
panelmovementisprevented.
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