Installation Guide

RANDOM ROCK PANEL

Metal Starter Strip - Determine at what height above grade

level you want the panel to sit. Measure up 2 ¾" from this point

and strike a level line.

Determine which type of wall installation is required.

1) Paneling the wall using Window Door Trim as termination molding.

Install Window and Door Trim (WDT) to both ends of the wall. Insert panel into starter strip

and slide behind WDT. Attach to the wall using the screw indicator marks on the top and right

end tongues. (Fig. 1) Firmly press the next panel against the first

panel and repeat working left to right. At the end of the course;

cut the right end of the final panel to fit behind WDT. Use the

drop off from that panel to start the new row behind the left end

WDT. If necessary, cut some additional length from the off fall

pieces on some rows to prevent panel ends from lining up

vertically.

2) Paneling a wall using a WDT as a termination molding on

the left

Dry fit the first corner into the starter strip. Secure with screws if necessary. Moving from right

to left: dry fit panels tightly across the wall. Cut the left end of the final

panel behind the Window Door Trim or flush to the wall. If not using

WDT, remove the dry fit panels and corner piece. Panel the wall from

left to right. Reattach corner over right panel. Repeat on each row.

3) Paneling a wall with outside corners on the right and left.

When there are 2 outside corners with no break in the wall (no window

or door opening), panels may need be cut if the wall will not

accommodate full panels. On each course, work from left to right and

dry fit as described earlier. Decide on each course which panel to cut. Dry fit full panels from

each end until less than one panel length remains in the middle. Measure from the rock edge on

the right side of the left panel to the left edge of the right panel (Fig. 2). Cut the final panel to

this length. (Stagger the placement of the cut panels up the wall to avoid verticals line.) After

cutting the panel, lightly rasp the top of the cut edge to smooth

the edge and blend it with the rocks of the next panel (Touch up

any exposed Polyurethane edges with a NextStone™ Touch Up

Paint Kit and Caulk) (sold separately) Slide in the final panel and

attach

4) Dry fit panels from left to right

Cut first panel on the left to fit flush against the left wall. The final panel in the course may

need to be cut to fit properly flush to the “right” wall. Us the off cut panel to begin the second

course at the left. Repeat this method to complete your wall.

Important: Drive the first screw on the right hand side of the panel at a 45 degree

angle to the left in order to tighten the panel into adjacent the panel, corner or wall.

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PANEL INSTALLATION

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