Installation Guide

Random / Fossill Seat Wall Installation Instructions
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Step%2:!Install!the!first!course!of!blocks.!Place!a!full!end!block!down!at!one!
end!of!the!leveling!base.!Level!the!block!from!front!to!back!and!side!to!side.!
Lay!out!the!rest!of!the!base!course!leveling!the!blocks!from!front!to!back!and!
side!to!side.!Note:!You!will!need!2!full!ends!a nd! 4!wall!blocks!for!the!64”!wall!
or!2!full!ends!and!10!wall!blocks!for!the!112”!wall.!
Step%3:!Install!second!course!of!blocks.!Place!a!half!end!block!on!top!of!the!
bottom!end!block.!Continue!placing!wall!blocks!making!slight!adjustments!as!
needed!so!that!the!edge!of!the!blocks!fit!tightly!and!blocks!stagger!the!joints!
on!the!course!below.!The!wall!blocks!need!to!be!installed!back!t o!b a ck .!
Adhere!each!block!to!the!blocks!below!with!a!quality!concrete!adhesive.!Note:!
You!will!need!2!half!ends!and!6!wall!blocks!for!the!64”!wall!or!2!half!ends!and!
12!wall!blocks!for!the!112”!wall.!!!
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Step%5:!Install!the!caps.!The!first!cap!should!be!placed!at!one!end!of!the!wall!
leaving!an!approximately!1”!overhang!on!both!sides!and!the!end.!Adhered!
each!cap!to!the!blocks!below!with!a!quality!concrete!adhesive.!Note:!You!w il l !
need!3!full!and!one!half!cap!for!the!64”!wall!or!6!caps!for!the!112”!wall.!!!
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Step%1:!Excavate!an!area!that!is!24”!wide!and!6”!deep.!This!area!will!need!to!
be!76”!long!for!the!64”!wall!or!124”!long!for!the!112”!wall.!Place!6”!of!
compacted!granular!material!in!the!excavated!area!for!the!leveling!pad.!!!
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Important Product Information
Generally,!seat!walls!less!than!three!feet!high!can!be!stacked!without!mortar,!placed!on!6”!
granular!leveling!pads,!and!do!not!require!footings!below!frost.!Seat!walls!higher!than!18”!
should!have!a!minimum !of!one!course!of!units!(six!inches)!buried!below!grade.!While!NCP!
seat!walls!provide!excellent!aesthetic!options!and!visual!screening,!do!not!rely!on!them!or!use!
them!to!resist!loads!such!as!p ede strian!or!veh icular!traffic.!To!prote ct!agains t!lateral!load s,!
engineerUdesigned!structures!(like!guardrails!or!traffic!barriers)!should!be!installed!behind!
walls.!Do!not!use!rigid!adhesive!or!mortars!for!NCP!seat!walls!on!flexible!granular!pads;!they!
will!shift!slightly!causing!rigid!adhesives!to!fail.!For!a!curved!seat!or!freestanding!wall,!a!
concrete!saw!must!be!used!to!cut!the!cap!units!in!order!to!achieve!the!wanted!wall!curve.!
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Step%4:!Install!the!third!course!of!blocks.!Place!a!full!end!block!on!top!of!the!
half!block!on!the!second!course.!Continue!placing!wall!blocks!making!slight!
adjustments!as!needed!so!that!the!edge!of!the!blocks!fit!tightly!and!blocks!
stagger!the!joints!on!the!course!below.!Adhere!each!block!to!the!blocks!below!
with!a!quality!concrete!adhesive.!Note:!You!will!need!2!full!ends!and!wall!
blocks!for!the!64”!wall!or!2!full!ends!and!10!wall!blocks!for!the!112”!wall.!!!
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