Sijhawm Sijhawm:
To calculate the number of universal corners to order, measure the height in inches of each outside wall corner, as shown, divide by 16, and round up to the nearest whole number. You’ll fill the area between the corners with flat panels. To calculate how many you’ll need, multiply the wall’s width by its height in feet and divide the resulting area by 2 (each panel covers 2 square feet). Subtract the number of universal corners from the result, then add 10 percent to your order of flat panels. Add one universal corner to be safe.
The panels must be installed above ground level, resting on a plastic support called a starter strip, so you’ll want to paint the wall below the strip to match the stone. Find a spray-paint color similar to the palette of your stone panels and paint the bottom few inches of the wall.
Set the location for the starter strip, at least 2 inches above any soil. Here, the strip’s lip aligns with the top of a stair on the adjacent side of the corner. Fit your drill/driver with a 3/16-inch masonry bit and drill a pilot hole through a slot in the strip near the corner and into the wall. Drive in a masonry screw to secure that end, then use the 4-foot level to bring the strip to level, and mark a line, as shown. Drill pilot holes and fasten the strip in two or three more spots, maintaining level.
Cov vaj huam sib luag tiaj tiaj muaj ib lub tab ntawm txhua sab uas meshes nrog cov slots ntawm cov vaj huam sib luag uas nyob ib sab tab sis yuav tsum tau muab tshem tawm ntawm txhua qhov kawg uas tsim ib lub ces kaum. So lub vaj huam sib luag rau ntawm qhov chaw ua haujlwm thiab siv cov hniav ntawm 5-hauv-1 cuab yeej los khob lub tab, raws li qhia. Lub resulting tiaj tus ntug yuav ua rau ib tug nruj ces kaum.
Txhua qhov kev khiav pib ntawm ib lub ces kaum, nrog rau qhov kawg ntawm lub kaum ntse ntse thoob plaws qhov kawg ntawm lub vaj huam sib luag tiaj tus (nrog lub tab tshem tawm). Ua ntej, universal ces kaum yog txiav rau hauv ob daim; cov ntug tiav ntawm txhua daim pib ib qho kev kawm, thiab txiav ntug pob tw rau hauv ib lub tiaj tiaj. Rau kev zoo nkauj, txiav lub universal ces kaum kom txhua daim yog tsawg kawg yog 8 nti ntev. Los yog, raws li nyob rau hauv peb cov ntaub ntawv, txiav nws kom haum rau lub stair riser: So ib lub vaj huam sib luag tiaj tus nyob ib sab nyob rau hauv lub starter strip, ces tig lub universal ces kaum upside down, taub qab nws tiav ntug tiv thaiv lub stair riser, thiab sau ib tug cutline. , raws li qhia.
So lub cim vaj huam sib luag rau ntawm qhov chaw ua haujlwm nrog cov khoom seem hauv qab nws ntawm ob sab ntawm txoj kab txiav. Siv ib txoj kab ncaj nraim los khij ib qho squared-tawm cutline raws qhov nqaim tshaj plaws ntawm kab ntawv sau. Haum rau lub voj voog pom nrog ib ntus pob zeb diamond hniav thiab txiav raws kab, mus los ntawm cov pob zeb thiab cov hlau nailing sawb. Nco ntsoov hnav tsom iav kev nyab xeeb, lub ntsej muag plua plav, thiab kev tiv thaiv kev hnov lus.
Hold the cut universal corner against the wall, bringing its finished end flush with the face of the adjacent flat panel so that the two pieces form a 90° outside corner. Level the universal corner, and drill pilot holes through the nailing strip, as shown, directly through the metal if necessary, in at least two places. Fasten the panel with 1¼-inch self-tapping masonry screws.
Tswv yim: Khaws koj cov me ntsis spinning kom tshem tawm cov plua plav thaum koj rov qab lub laum tawm ntawm lub qhov pilot, cia lub masonry ntsia hlau coj mus rau hauv lub pob zeb.
Txuas ntxiv txhim kho cov vaj huam sib luag loj loj, ua haujlwm ntawm koj txoj hauv kev. Thaum koj nyob ze ntawm qhov kawg, ntsuas thiab txiav ib feem ntawm lub vaj huam sib luag los sau qhov kawg ntawm chav kawm. Yog tias daim ntawv txiav muaj ib lub tab ntawm ob sab, siv lub cuab yeej 5-hauv-1 los khob nws tawm. Muab cov khoom tso rau hauv qhov chaw, laum qhov pilot qhov, thiab ntsia hlau rau ntawm phab ntsa.
Use the cut half of the universal corner from the first course, positioned on the opposite side of the corner to stagger the joints. Slip the tongue on its bottom edge into the groove on top of the flat panel beneath. Position a flat panel, with its tab removed, atop the universal corner in the first course. Be sure it’s cut to a different length than the piece beneath, to offset the joints across the wall. Mark and drill pilot holes for the universal corner, secure it, and install the adjacent flat panel to complete the corner.
Work along the course, brushing out debris from the top groove to ensure that the panels fit together snugly. As you set each new panel, make sure that it’s aligned with the previous panel by nestling a ¼-inch metal rod in the groove along the top edge. The rod should lie flat and bridge the grooves in adjacent panels. If it doesn’t, use the 5-in-1 tool to shim the panel up, or back several screws out of the previous panel and adjust it. When the panels align, drill pilot holes and fasten them to the wall.
If the end of a panel falls in line with a joint on any of the previous courses, you’ll want to cut down its length slightly to maintain staggered joints. Hold the panel in place and mark the nailing strip at a different length. Transfer the mark to the back of the panel, cut it to size, and fasten it to the wall.
On the final course, you’ll need to cut down the height of the panels to fit, removing the nailing strip so that the stone reaches to the top of the wall. Rest a flat panel in place and scribe a cutline on the back at the height of the wall. Set the panel on a work surface, and use the circular saw to cut it to the proper height. You may want to cut your corner pieces to length first, then cut them to the proper height, as shown. Dry-fit the two pieces at the corner to check the fit.
Tshem tawm lub kaum sab xis thiab siv cov hlaws ncaj ntawm kev tsim cov nplaum rau sab nraum qab ntawm txhua daim nyob rau hauv txoj kab ntsug, raws li qhia, kom cov dej tsis muaj dej ntws tom qab cov panels thiab ntws kom zoo. Teem lub panels nyob rau hauv qhov chaw ntawm phab ntsa thiab kho lawv kom haum snugly ntawm lub ces kaum.
Txhawm rau txhawm rau txhawm rau txhawm rau txiav cov vaj huam sib luag, nrhiav ob peb qhov chaw ntawm txhua qhov chaw uas koj tuaj yeem tso lub fastener inconspicuously hauv cov pob qij txha ntawm pob zeb. Tuav cov khoom nyob rau hauv qhov chaw, laum ib lub qhov pilot ntawm lub vaj huam sib luag thiab rau hauv phab ntsa. Tsav nyob rau hauv lub masonry ntsia hlau, tog hauv qab lub taub hau hauv qab ntawm lub vaj huam sib luag. Npog cov ntsia hlau nrog caulk, sib sau ib co hmoov av los ntawm lub rooj txiav, thiab tshuab nws mus rau qhov ziab caulk kom camouflage nws. Koj tuaj yeem kov txhua qhov khoob ntawm tib yam. Ua kom tiav kev txhim kho cov panels hauv chav kawm kawg.
Xaiv lub capstone ob peb nti dav dua qhov tob ntawm koj lub clad phab ntsa los tsim ib qho overhang. Ntsuas thiab kos lub capstones kom haum raws li sab saum toj ntawm phab ntsa. Siv cov saw saw thiab ntu ntu pob zeb diamond hniav txiav kom ntev, raws li qhia.
Ua hauj lwm nrog ib tug khub, nqa lub capstones thiab qhuav-haum rau saum phab ntsa. Tshem tawm lawv thiab siv cov nplaum nplaum rau sab saum toj ntawm phab ntsa thiab cov npoo ntawm cov veneer ua ntej rov pib lub pob zeb; los yog, yog tias koj xav tau qhov zoo tshaj qhov tseeb, muab tso rau hauv ib lub txaj tawv tawv. Tam sim no coj ib kauj ruam rov qab thiab xav tsis thoob ntawm qhov zoo nkauj seamless.