Wolverine Siding and Vinyl Carpentry Soffit and Decorative Trim - Manual (Page 85)

Restoration Shapes Half-Rounds
Installation
Important
This product is not designed for roof application. It is designed
solely for installation on vertical surfaces.
Panels must be installed with nails over a solid substrate with
nail holding strength such as plywood, oriented strand board,
or existing wood siding (minimum 7⁄16" thick). This product
cannot be installed with staples.
NOTE: Each panel must be nailed through the round hole
in the center of the nail hem to control the direction of
normal expansion and contraction. If you are installing a
partial panel and the center nail hole has been cut off, drill
a nail hole in the center of the nail hem of the cut panel
and nail through it.
Panel Spacing at Different Temperatures
As with any plastic siding, Restoration Shapes siding expands
and contracts with changes in temperature. For this reason, it
is important that you space the panels according to the panel
temperature at the time of installation. Failure to provide the
proper spacing according to these temperature ranges may
result in gaps that are too large or too small, thereby creating
the potential for side lock tabs disengaging, panel distortion,
or buckling. Spacing of panels previously installed at a
different temperature does not require adjustment.
Each panel has indicator lines that serve as guides for proper
spacing between the panels. The indicator lines are on the
upper left-hand corner. Before you install Half-Rounds, make
sure the panels are acclimated to the ambient
temperature. As the ambient temperature changes during the
day, it may be necessary to adjust the panel spacing to reflect
the change in the panel temperature.
Space the panels according to the panel temperature at the
time of installation.
Panel Temperature Temperature Indicator Lines
30° to 40° Set to 30 line
41° to 55° Set halfway between 30 and 65 lines
56° to 75° Set to 65 line
76° to 90° Set halfway between 65 and 100 lines
91° to 100° Set to 100 line
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30° F
65° F
100° F
panel
temperature
indicator
marks
use these marks on installed panels for quick
alignment of second course – use temperature
indicators for final panel adjustments