Installation Instructions

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 indefinitely 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. Be careful not to put the nails too tight. Your siding will buckle

• Nails 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 first 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 ﬁlm integrity has Limited Lifetime Warranty for original purchaser. Residential Steel Siding will not

peel, crack, check, or ﬂake (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 speciﬁc guidelines refer to Akzo Nobel’s Ceram-A-Star 1050 Lifetime Warranty.