Installation Guide

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PANEL INSTALLATION
All products must be allowed to acclimate; removed from boxes and stored flat at the
installation site for a minimum of 48 hours or until properly acclimated prior to
installation. Heat and moisture cause expansion. Best results are obtained by installing
cool, dry product. NextStone does not warrant against gapping caused by expansion
and contraction.
STACKED STONE PANEL
Metal Starter Strip - Determine at what height above grade level you
want the panel to sit on. Measure up 2 ¾" from this point and strike a
level line. Attach the top of the starter strip on this line. End the strip 2"
from each side of the corner. (Fig. 1)
Determine which type of wall installation is required.
1) Paneling the wall from an inside corner to an inside corner.
Install Window and Door Trim (WDT) on both ends of the wall. (see last
paragraph for detail on installing WDT).
Insert panel into SS and slide behind WDT. Attach to the wall through
the screw indicator marks on the top and right end tongues. (Fig. 2) Firmly press the next panel
against the first panel and repeat working left to right. At the end of the row; cut the right end
of the final panel to fit behind WDT. Use the off fall from that panel to start the new row under
the left end WDT. Stagger the joints of the panel ends up the wall. If necessary, cut some addi-
tional length from the off fall piece on some rows to prevent panel ends from lining up verti-
cally.
2) Paneling a wall with one outside corner on the right.
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 under the
WDT or flush to the wall. Remove the dry fit panels and corner piece. Panel the wall from left
to right as in example 1). Reattach corner over right . 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)– a panel in the row will need to be cut if the wall will not accommodate
all 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. 3).
Cut the final panel to this length. Stagger the placement of the cut panels up the
wall to avoid a vertical 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 (fig 4). Touch up any ex-
posed Polyurethane edges with a NextStone Touch Up Paint Kit and Caulk (sold separately)
(Fig 5). Slide in the final panel and attach (Fig. 6).
Screw
points
Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5
Figure 6