Instruction Manual

ALTERNATE SHIMMING METHOD FOR 1’’ VINYL SCREED

If the surface that the vinyl screed will occupy is level, except for an occasional low point, the screed

may be secured directly to the building floor and compensation for the low points may be achieved by

shimming the support shoulders on the inside of the screed.

When employing this method, the low points should be marked on the building floor in the vicinity of the

drawn outline for reference. After the screed has been sealed and secured, leveling may proceed with

special attention being focused in the areas marked as being low points.

Vinyl floor tile is often chosen as shimming material and strips (5/8’’ wide maximum) are cut and placed

on top the supporting shoulders of the screed to provide a level surface for the wall sections to rest upon.

Strips of tape should be applied to hold the shimming material in place (Figure 5).

IMPORTANT! Shimming the support shoulders on the inside of the screed is ideally suited

for minor irregularities on the building floor and has the advantage of complete screed-to-floor

contact over the entire perimeter of the assembly. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED, HOWEVER,

FOR EXTREMELY IRREGULAR BUILDING FLOORS. Excessively thick shimming material on the

support shoulders may elevate the wall panels to a point where the effectiveness of the uppermost screed

sealing flanges would be compromised. Shimming thickness of more than 3/4’’ should be avoided! If

shimming the support shoulders of the screed is selected, the entire procedure, as described, must be

followed explicitly to ensure squareness and levelness over the entire screed assembly.

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SHIMMING MATERIAL

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Figure 5

Walk-in insTallaTion - siTe selecTion, Base PRePaRaTion