Installation Instructions

1212EnterpriseDrive,DePere,WI54115|P:888.602.4441CorrugatedInstallation/TechnicalGuide(Updated6/17/16)
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Transportation,Handling,andStorage
Thefollowingareproducthandlingrecommendationsandbestpracticesregarding
thetransportationandstorageof“Shade&ShelterforOutdoorLiving”corrugated
panelsavailableatyourlocalMenards®store.
Transportation:
 Transportsheetsonasturdypalletthatisatleastaslongasthelongestpanel. 
 Stackshortersheetsontopofthelonger sheets. 
 Alwayssecuresheetstothepalletduringtransportation.
 Neverputthesheetsindirectcontactwithcementsandpaints,bothofwhichareextremely
incompatiblewiththesepanels.
 Itisrecommendedtousethick,woodenboardstoisolatesheetsfromcontactwithcementsandpaints.
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Handling:
 Eventhoughthesecorrugatedsheetsrequirelittlespecialhandling,itisrecommen ded thatthesheets
beprotectedfromabrasionwhilehandling.
 Toavoidunnecessaryscratching,pickupandcarrysheetsinsteadofdraggingthemontheground.
 Sheetsareflexiblebutitisnotrecommendedtofoldpanelsdu
ringhandli
ngorinstallation.
 Sheetsaredurablebutdonotwalkorjumponsheetswhiletheyarelayingflatontheground.
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Storage:
 Storesheetshorizontallyonaflatsurface.
 Stackshortersheetsontopofthelonger sheets. 
 Storestackedsheetsinawell‐protectedandshadedarea.
 Donotstacksheetsindirectsunlight.Thismaycaus ethesheetstoheatupanddistort.
 Ifsheetsarestoredoutdoors,covertheentirestackwithamaterialthatwillnotabsorborconductheat.
 Allowforven
tilation(parti
cularlyatthehighestpoint)tomini mizeheatbuildupandprovideair
circulation,preventingmoisturefromgettingbetweenthestoredsheets.
Note:Originalcratingisnotsufficienttoprotectpanelsfromsolarheatgaindamage .
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SafetyMeasures
ProjectSafetyTips:
 Forsafeinstallationofsheets,useladders,protectivegoggles,andotherrequiredsafetyequipment.
 Ifyoumustwalkorkneelonsheetsduringinstallation,useasturdyboardlongenoughtospanthree
structuralsupports.Neverwalkoninstalledsheetsorleaveunfastenedsheetsunattended!