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4.0 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION

4.1 General:

MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite Trim is installed in

accordance with the manufacturer’s published installation

instructions and this report. The manufacturer’s published

installation instructions and this report must be strictly

adhered to, and a copy of the instructions must be

available at all times on the jobsite during installation. The

instructions within this report must govern if there are any

conflicts between the manufacturer’s published installation

instructions and this report.

4.2 Fasteners:

Fasteners used with MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite

Trim must be hot-dipped zinc-coated galvanized steel or

other corrosion-resistant fasteners in accordance with

Section 2304.10.5 of the IBC (Section 2304.9.5 of the 2012

and 2009 IBC) and Section R317.3 of the IRC. Nails are

6d, 8d or 15 gauge finish nails or headed nails long

enough to penetrate solid wood substrates a minimum

of 1

inches (32 mm). The fasteners are spaced at

16 inches (406 mm) and 24 inches (610 mm) on center.

When used for fascia applications, the fasteners are

spaced 24 inches (609.6 mm) on center.

4.3 Structural:

Maximum allowable transverse wind loads for MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite Trim with thicknesses of

nominal 1.0 inch [actual thickness 1.0 inch (25 mm)] and

nominal 1

inch [actual thickness 1.25 inches (32 mm)]

and widths of nominal 2-inch trim [actual size 2 inches

(51 mm)] up to nominal 16-inch trim [actual size

15.5 inches (394 mm)] are as noted in Table 1.

5.0 CONDITIONS OF USE

The MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite Trim described

in this report complies with, or is a suitable alternative to

what is specified in, those codes listed in Section 1.0 of

this report, subject to the following conditions:

5.1 This evaluation report and the manufacturer’s

published installation instructions, when required by

the code official, must be submitted at the time of

permit application.

5.2 The trim must be manufactured, identified and

installed in accordance with this report and the

Jeld-Wen, Inc., instructions.

5.3 The product must be limited to the following

construction types:

 Nonload-bearing exterior trim on buildings of Type

VB construction under the IBC.

 Combustible architectural trim on exterior walls of

buildings of Type I, II, III and IV construction under

the IBC. The buildings are limited to 40 feet

(12.2 m) in height above grade. The trim must be

backed by noncombustible material (Section

1405.5 of the IBC).

 All buildings permitted under the IRC.

5.4 The product must be installed over solid backing

material, such as approved exterior sheathing

covered with an approved water-resistant barrier or

approved exterior wall covering.

5.5 MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite Trim is

manufactured at the Jeld-Wen, Inc., facility in

Towanda, Pennsylvania, under a quality-control

program with inspections by ICC-ES.

6.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED

Data in accordance with the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria

for Wood-based Exterior Composite Trim Treated with Zinc

Borate (ZB) Preservative by a Non-pressure Process

(AC424), dated October 2010 (editorially revised January

2016).

7.0 IDENTIFICATION

Each package of MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite

Trim described in this report must be labeled with the

Jeld-Wen, Inc., name, address and telephone number; the

product trade name; and the evaluation report number

(ESR-3043).

8.0 OTHER CODES

In addition to the codes referenced in Section 1.0, the

products described in this report were evaluated for

compliance with the requirements of the following codes:

 2006, 2003 and 2000 International Building Code

(IBC)

 2006,

2003 and 2000 International Residential Code®

(IRC)

 1997 Uniform Building Code™ (UBC)

 BOCA® National Building Code/1999 (BNBC)

 1998 International One- and Two-Family Dwelling

Code

(IOTFDC)

The MiraTEC

Treated Exterior Composite Trim

described in this report complies with, or is a suitable

alternative to what is specified in, the codes listed above,

subject to the provisions of Sections 8.1 through 8.6.

8.1 Uses:

See Section 2.0.

8.2 Description:

See Section 3.0.

8.3 Installation:

See Section 4.0, except for the following modifications:

Fasteners used with MiraTEC

Treated Exterior

Composite Trim must be hot-dipped zinc-coated

galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistant fasteners in

accordance with Section 2304.9.5 of the 2006, 2003 and

2000 IBC; Section R319.3 of the 2006 and 2003 IRC;

Section R323.3 of the 2000 IRC; Section 2306.3 of the

SBC; Section 2311.3.3 of the BNBC; and Section 2304.3

of the UBC.

8.4 Conditions of Use:

See Section 5.0, except for the following modifications:

The product must be limited to the following construction

types:

 Nonload-bearing exterior trim on buildings of

combustible nonfire-resistance-rated construction, Type

5B of the BNBC, Type VI unprotected of the SBC, and

Type VN of the UBC.

 Combustible architectural trim on exterior walls of

buildings of Type 3 and 4 of the BNBC, Types I, II and

IV of the SBC and Types I, II, II, IV of the UBC.

Buildings are limited to 40 feet (12.2 m) in height above

grade [15 feet (4.6 m) for the UBC]. The trim must be

backed by noncombustible material.

 All buildings permitted under the IOTFDC.

8.5 Evidence Submitted:

See Section 6.0.

8.6 Identification:

See Section 7.0.