Instructions / Assembly
Table Of Contents
- 1) SYSTEM & INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
- 2) ESTIMATING REQUIRED SILVERMINE MATERIALS
- 3) TRANSPORTING, STORING & HANDLING
- 4) RECOMMENDED TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
- 5) OTHER MATERIALS
- 6) PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION:
- 7) FASTENING
- 8) CUTTING
- 9) INSTALLING INITIAL COURSES:
- 10) SUBSEQUENT COURSES (WORKING YOUR WAY UP THE WALL)
- 11) SUPPLEMENTAL FLASHING & TRANSITIONS
- Step Flashing Defined
- Flashing & Installing Outside Corners
- Flashing & Installing Inside Corners
- Flashing Vertical Transitions
- Flashing Horizontal Cladding Transitions with Stone below
- Flashing Horizontal Cladding Transitions with Sills below
- Under Openings (Trim removable, Sills or Panels Below)
- Sills Under Windows w/out Removable Trim
- Under Fixed Trim Situations (trim not removable, tight eaves, frieze boards, etc.)
- Over Trimmed Openings
- Flashing Soffit Terminations
- Flashing & Installing Light and Electrical Boxes
- Flashing & Installing Vents
- 12) CARE & MAINTENANCE
- 13) DEALING WITH COMPLIMENTS
- APPENDIX A - STONE ESTIMATION SHEET
- APPENDIX B –DRAWINGS
- Fig. B-1 Flat Panel
- Fig. B-2 Initial Course Over Foundation Wall Base
- Fig. B-3 Initial Course Over Water Table Trim
- Fig. B-4 Outside Corner w/ Step Flashing
- Fig. B-5 Inside Corner w/ Step Flashing
- Fig. B-6 Vertical Transition w/ Step Flashing
- Fig. B–7 Panels Below Siding
- Fig. B–8 Panels Below Trim
- Fig. B–9 Sills Below Siding
- Fig. B-10 Panels/Sills Below Openings w/ Removable Trim
- Fig. B-11 Sills Below Window w/out Removable Trim
- Fig. B-12 Panels Under Fixed Trim
- Fig. B-13 Initial Course Above Trimmed Openings
- Fig. B-14 Panels Below Soffit
- Fig. B-15 Electrical & Light Box Installation
- Fig. B-16 Vent Installation
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• Adjust the pieces to fit snugly against the corner making the tightest joint possible
• Hold pieces in place, ensure they are square and level in both directions, and fasten following the
instructions (see Section 8).
• Glue a 6” x 6” x 8+” piece of aluminum flashing (not included, can be ordered separately from Silvermine,
or purchased from a hardware store or lumberyard) or place a piece of SAF 8+ inches high by sufficient
width to seal the exposed housewrap over integrated corner flashing, covering the exposed inside corner.
DO NOT SCREW - The corner pieces of the next course and the adhesive will hold this piece of flashing in
place over the initial corner without the need to fasten in place. FAILURE TO DO THIS FOR EACH AND
EVERY COURSE WILL EXPOSE THE BUILDING TO WATER AND COULD LEAD TO DAMAGE.
Flashing Vertical Transitions
Vertical transitions occur anywhere Silvermine Stone products meet another material’s vertical edge. These
edges must be flashed one course at a time. Use Fig. B-6 Vertical Transition w/ Step Flashing in conjunction
with these instructions.
When the vertical transition interrupts the initial course as doors often do, the seam where the initial flashing
adjoins the joint between the sheathing and the vertical transition material must be sealed. See Section 12 for
instructions.
When the vertical transition occurs mid-wall, like a window, the flashing from the flats installed directly under
the corners of the opening should be cut to fit tightly around the bottom and vertical edge of the opening. This
seam must be sealed following the same methods referred to above and explained in Section 12.
From here, doors and windows are flashed identically. The difference between the vertical edge of an opening
and the edge of a vertical cladding transition is the cladding transition typically terminates at the eave.
CRITICAL: Each time the last panel in the course is installed against the edge of the transition material, the
vertical edge of the panel’s flashing, the joint of the vertical edge, and the sheathing must be sealed one course
at a time.
• When a cut panel is used and the cut edge will butt the transition material, the panel’s flashing should adjoin
tightly to the junction of the vertical edge and the sheathing. This joint must be sealed following the same
techniques used to vertically terminate initial flashing. See Section 12 for details.
• When a factory edge is used, the flashing offset that creates the breathe holes must be flashed over to the
vertical transition. These will require supplemental flashing.
o Use an 8” x 6” piece SAF to seal vertical edge of the panel’s flashing, exposed house wrap, and the
seam of the transition material where it mates with the wrapped substrate.
o Repeat this process for each course abutting the vertical edge as you work your way up the wall. This is
called step flashing and if done properly, will seal the edge of Silvermine’s integrated flashing system.
Doing this is critically necessary for waterproofing.
Flashing Horizontal Cladding Transitions with Stone below
Use Fig. B–7 Panels Below Siding & Fig. B–8 Panels Below Trim in conjunction with these instructions.
• Install drip cap flashing over the integrated flashing of the final course of panels or sills after they have been
fastened securely to the structure.
• Apply a strip of recommended 6 inch SAF over the length of the vertical leg of the drip cap.
• Install the upper cladding as per the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
• Warning: Failure to properly flash horizontal cladding transitions will void warranty and allow water
to flow behind the cladding, which could lead to damage of the foundation and structure.
Flashing Horizontal Cladding Transitions with Sills below
Use Fig. B–9 Sills Below Siding in conjunction with these instructions.