Installation Guide

1. Measure the exact floor to ceiling height using a plumb
to insure accuracy.
2. Cut the column shaft as needed to achieve the measure-
ment taken in step #1. Use an abrasive or carbide blade.
CAUTION: Load must be fully and evenly distributed across
the entire top and bottom shaft surfaces to achieve maximum
load bearing capabilities.** Use a rasp to level as required.
It is not permissible at any time to fill the interior of the column
shaft with sand, concrete or any other material.
3. To locate neck bead use the supplied template. Fold template
at 10" line, and hold over top of column. Draw a line at bottom
of template. Repeat for remaining 3 sides. Slip neck ring onto
column and with the top of neck ring even with drawn line,
attach to column using 1" long air-nailer brads, approximately
1-1/4" in from each corner of column and into “flat area”
on neck ring. Nails must penetrate perpendicular to column
face to prevent deflection. See figure 1.
4. Slip cap and base onto column. If installation requires
some method of securing the column in place before
load is applied, use Poly-Classic Installation Kit included.
NOTE: Always drill clearance holes in columns and secure
with through-bolts - DO NOT USE SCREWS - and do not
over-tighten. Follow instructions supplied with installation kit.
If this column is installed where it could collect water
or debris, the top of the column and cap MUST be flashed
(covered) to prevent such collection. Use lead, copper,
aluminum, galvanized, etc. flashing cut slightly larger
than the assembled cap, and fold the edges down over
the cap after step 6.
5. Tip column shaft into position and lower load onto shaft
to hold it in position. If ‘L’ brackets were used, fasten to
top and bottom mounting surfaces using fasteners from
installation kit.
6. Attach the cap and base to the column using 1" long
air-nailer brads approximately 1-1/4" in from each corner
of column and into “flat area” on cap and base. Nails must
penetrate perpendicular to column face to prevent deflection.
Cap and base may also be glued and clamped. See figure 2.
7. Caulk gaps between shaft and cap and
base as desired.
8. Paint with a high quality oil or acrylic
latex paint. Remove all dust and dirt by
thoroughly wiping column with cleaner
compatible with your chosen paint
(mineral spirits for oil paint, Simple Green
®
or isopropyl alcohol for acrylic latex paint.)
Allow to dry completely before painting.
9. Columns may be split to cover lally
columns, posts, etc. using an abrasive
(Carborundum brand or similar) or carbide
blade. We recommend you diagonally split your column
if you are going to reassemble them around a lally column.
Use our Split Kit # 72665 for reassembly – instructions
are included with the kit. Columns split for reassembly
are cut corner to corner (diagonally) for easier reassembly.
NOTE: Split columns are not load-bearing, even when
reassembled with our split kit.
COLUMNS ARE NOT TO BE USED IN A FREE-STANDING
APPLICATION. AN INTERNAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
WILL BE REQUIRED ON FREE-STANDING APPLICATIONS.
*Please check your local building codes to determine whether
DuraGlass columns are applicable for your needs.
**Eccentric installations will reduce the load rating. Visit the
Turncraft website (www.Turncraft.com) for clarification.
10 in Poly-Classic
®
Duraglass
™
Columns
Installation Instructions
*
Figure 2
1" air-nail into flat
area of cap and
base perpendicular
to column face
approximately
1-1/4" from each
corner of column.
Cap
Column Column
Base
Figure 1
1" air-nail into flat area of neck
ring perpendicular to column
face approximately 1-1/4" from
each corner of column.
ColumnNeck Ring
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3/17/11
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