Assembly Instructions
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Helpful Tips
• It is best to install your siding as soon as possible. Water can get into a sealed bundle by
condensation with temperature changes common to midwest summers. This can happen
without direct exposure to rain or other sources of water. Moisture that is trapped in a bundle for
an extended period can damage the paint surface, cause paint failure and even red rust. People
often ask, “How long is too long?” This is a hard question to answer because it depends on how
much moisture is in the bundle, and the warmer the temperature of the bundle, the faster the
damage occurs.
• Store indoors with the bundle sloped enough so that any moisture that might be inside the
bundle will drain out. If the material is kept absolutely dry inside the bundle, it could be stored
indenitely in a dry environment. Please keep in mind that condensation in the bundle can happen
due to temperature swings or by just sitting in the sun.
• Never use a power saw, skil saw or mechanical blade that creates heat while cutting. Using any
of these cutting methods will cause the steel to prematurely rust or cause red rust specks to be
found on the panels.
• Stagger your laps. Never lap the siding all in the same place on the wall.
• Hang the siding. To avoid buckling the siding, don’t put the fasteners too tight.
• Fasteners should go into the studs on the wall. If you don’t hit a stud you might hit a pipe or
wire that could be in the wall cavity.
• The most important part of installing siding is the rst piece you put on. It is critical that it is
level and the same distance from corner to corner as the eave to bottom dimension.
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Film Integrity
Paint lm integrity has Limited Lifetime Warranty for original purchaser. Residential Steel
Siding will not peel, crack, check, or ake (not to be construed to include slight hairline
cracking, which occurs during fabrication) for the lifetime of the original purchaser.
Distance from salt water environment must exceed 2000 meters for warranty to apply.
Chalk Integrity
Will not chalk more than a number 8 rating on vertical installations for a period of 30 years,
as determined by the procedure outlined in ASTM D-4214, Method A. Distance from salt
water environment must exceed 2000 meters for warranty to apply.
Fade
Will not fade more than 5 NBS (Hunter) Units on vertical installations for a period of 30 years,
as determined by ASTM D-2244 and ASTM D-3964. Distance from salt water environment
must exceed 2000 meters for warranty to apply.
For specic guidelines refer to Akzo Nobel’s Ceram-A-Star 1050 Lifetime Warranty.