Use And Care Manual

Hanging Sidewall Steel
Note: Optional Bottom Trim May be installed at this time.
Note: Positioning of the rst panel is critical. The rst
panel installed establishes the alignment and layout of
the entire wall. It is very important that the rst panel is
accurately positioned and squared before fastening it in
place.
Tip: When laying out the steel panel have the overlap
side of the panel away from the main line of sight.
Tip: You may want to start at a corner away from the
prevailing wind.
Cut the rst rib off leaving ¼” of rib on the rst sheet of
side steel (Fig. 1). Position the rst panel so it is square
in the corner. Make sure the rst sheet of sidewall steel
is level and the top of the sheet is even with the top edge
of the edge purlin. This should leave approximately 3" of
grade board exposed at the bottom (Fig.2).
Using 1" screws, secure the top and bottom of the steel
panel at the lap next to the rib, to assure proper lap and
seating of the steel panel. Securing the panel in this
manner will assure all laps to be seated and will not
allow the steel to grow or stretch as you are running it.
Once all the panels are in place and secure only at the
lap, snap a chalk line at each mid-girt location and nish
fastening the wall.
Note: Do not put fasteners on the rib at the top and
bottom of the panel. Doing this may crush the end of
the panel.
Hanging Endwall Steel
Endwall panels are fastened in the same
manner as the sidewall panels. The only
difference is the gable sheets are always
started from the middle of the building
and run towards the corners. The panels
should be measured and the gable angle
cut off of the top before installing the
panels.
Start
¼"
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Steel
Panel
Composite
Grade
Board
Grade
Post
Grade Board
Wall
Steel
1"
1"
1"
1"
BOTTOM
TRIM