Use and Care Manual

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2.3

Corners Fabricated with Field Stone

Evolve Stone can be mitered, cut, and butted so as to create outside corners (Start at either

the top or bottom of your corner assembly and work toward the opposite end. Fasten each

leg of the corners with 16-gauge stainless steel finish nails. Treat each leg as its own stone and

follow the appropriate nailing pattern guidelines as specified in section “2.1 Nail Pattern

Guidelines” above.)

Some practice with stone edge manipulation quickly shows the level of skill required to

‘create’ field stone corners.

Pro-Tip:

Treat the cut or ‘clipped’ edges with Thompson’s Water Seal

to match the Evolve

Stone factory finish. This is a cosmetic measure and not a waterproofing measure.

2.3.1

Install Outside Corners (Optional)

Start at either the top or bottom of your corner assembly and work toward the

opposite end. Fasten each leg of the corners with 16-gauge stainless steel finish nails.

Treat each leg as its own stone and follow the appropriate nailing pattern guidelines as

specified in section “2.1 Nail Pattern Guidelines” above. It is recommended that vertical

beads of exterior caulk or adhesive be applied to the backside of the outside corners

prior to fastening. This should help solve any ‘wobble’ resulting from the substrate or

outside corner being out of square.

See Detail #5

Pro-Tip:

Install your outside corners according to a comfortable lift height for the

installer. Generally, this means 12 to 18 inches at a time and then install your field

stones before beginning the next lift of your corners.

Pro-Tip:

Alternate corner leg orientations of your outside corners as best as possible to

avoid creating matching vertical seams.

Notes:

•

Height of corner stones may vary slightly from the field stones. Adjust corner

height as necessary.

•

Do not wrap the rainscreen material around corners. Cut the rainscreen and

slightly hold back from the inside or outside corner.

(Detail #3 and Detail

#4)

2.4

Installing the Stones

Start installing stones in lifts at the perimeter of your wall and work your way toward the opposite side,

limiting your cut ends.