Installation Guide

CORIAN
®
SOLID SURFACE
FABRICATION/INSTALLATION FUNDAMENTALS
NA/ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION
This bulletin summarizes the fundamental quality
standards that are required when fabricating and installing
Corian® Solid Surface products.
OVERVIEW
Proper fabrication and installation of Corian® Solid
Surface is essential. This bulletin addresses the minimum
requirements. For further information on the
requirements please review the relevant Corian® Solid
Surface Fabrication/Installation Fundamentals bulletin.
Some products have unique characteristics that impact
fabrication techniques. The specialized techniques are
addressed in Corian® Solid Surface Product Fabrication
bulletins.
Commercial applications often have specialized
requirements. These are addressed in Corian® Solid
Surface Specialty Application bulletins, which
supersede the information provided in this document.
1.
Reinforce seams using a full length Corian® Solid Surface
seam reinforcement strip attached with Joint Adhesive.
This reinforcement strip also serves as the seam support.
D
ue to improvements in adhesive formulations,
guidelines on seam reinforcement have changed.
•
Seam reinforcement is required when using
D
uPont™Joint Adhesive for all horizontal applications.
•
Seam reinforcement is suggested but not required
whenusing DuPont™ Joint Adhesive 2.0 for horizontal
applications in general dry residential and commercial
applications.
•
Seam reinforcement is not required when using
Corian®Joint Adhesive for horizontal applications in
general dry residential and commercial applications.
Specialty applications may have different guidelines.
For example, Food Service would require seam
reinforcement for all adhesives where heavy equipment
may be placed on the scene or near hot/wet
applications such as heat lamps or hot food wells.
2.
Use only DuPont™ Joint Adhesive, DuPont™ Joint
Adhesive 2.0, or Corian® Joint Adhesive for rigid seams.
1. Only use routers for cutouts. Use a minimum
3
/8" (10 mm)
or larger diameter bits. Round over top and bottom edges of
the cutout to a
1
/16" (1.5 mm) minimum radius.
2. Remove all cutting imperfections, e.g. nicks, tool marks, etc.,
to create a smooth surface. Final step should be 100 µ/P150
grade or fine .
3. Smooth out the back edge of horizontal tops behind cook-
tops by sanding. Round over top and bottom edges to
1
/16" (1.5 mm) radius.
4. Provide full cutout perimeter support within 3" (76 mm)
from the edge of cutouts. The cutout suppo t must be
attached to the main support structure. For oval lavatories the
support may be rectangular, with the distance measured from
the closest points of the lavatory to the support. Supports for
sinks and lavatories should leave at least an
1
/8" (3 mm) gap
between the support and the bowl flange. upports for
heat-generating appliances in residential applications should
be no closer than 1" (25 mm) from the cutout.
5. High-strength cutouts are required for all residential heat-
generating appliances.
6. For heat-generating appliances in residential applications
apply 3M™ Aluminum Foil Tape 425 or 427 (DuPont stock
code D11920096) around the perimeter of the cutouts. Th
tape should be applied so that it extends
1
/4" (6 mm) below
the top and across the top surface so that entire flange of th
heat-generating appliance rests on the tape.
Commercial hot-cold horizontal applications require
specialized fabrication and installation techniques.
Contact an Authorized Distributor of Corian® Solid
Surface for guidelines.
REQUIREMENTS
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A. HARD SEAMING CORIAN® SOLID SURFACE
B. CUTOUTS IN CORIAN
®
SOLID SURFACE
Corian® Solid Surface Fabrication/Installation Fundamentals