Installation Instructions

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION
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OFF STUD JOINERS
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 FiberCementSidingcanbejoinedoff‐studusingthespeciallydesignedmetaljoiner.
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OFF STUD JOINER
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 Theverticaljointsoftheplanksshalloccurattheframingmembersorbetweentheframingmemberswhenan
offstudjoinerisplacedontheplankend.Theoffstudjoinerispositionedsothatthebottomlipisrestingonthe
adjacentsolidcourseofplanks.The
plankisthenfastenedtotheframing.Theabuttingplankispositionedand
fastenedintoplaceinsuringthattheloweredgesofthetwoplanksalign.Theoffstudjoinerislocatedcentrallyover
thejoint.Restrictionsontheoffstudjoinerlocationsarefollows:
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a) Allsplicesshallbe
locatedaminimumoftwostudcavitiesfromwallcorner.
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b) Successivespliceswithinthesameplankcourseshallbelocatednocloserthan48”from
oneanother.
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c) Allsplicesshallbestaggeredatminimum2‐footintervalswhenlocatedinthesamewall
cavity.
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d) Splicesshall
beatleastonestudcavityawayfromdooropenings.
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