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 expan-
sion and contraction.
Step 1
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. (Fig. 1)
Determine which type of wall installation is required.
1) Paneling the wall terminating to an inside corner.
Install Window and Door Trim (WDT) to both ends of the wall. (see last
paragraph for detail on installing WDT). 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. 2)
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. Stagger the joints of the panel ends up the
wall. 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 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 behind 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 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 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
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 (fig 4). Touch up any exposed Polyurethane edges with
a NextStone Touch Up Paint Kit and Caulk (sold separately) (Fig 5). Slide in the final panel and
attach (Fig. 6).
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CASTLE ROCK PANEL
Figure 1
Figure 4
Figure 3
Figure 6
Figure 2
Figure 5