Installation Guide
This short guide will help you with the installation of your panelling to complete your project.
Panel Fixing Methods
Our Decorative PVC panels are easily fixed to almost every surface including Brick, Breezeblock, Plaster, Wooden Battens, even over existing ceramic tiles. Depending on the type of wall or ceiling to be fixed you can choose just one or a combination of the four different types of fixing.
Nailing: apply nails evenly and level in the panel lip. Be careful not to hit the panel with the hammer. This method only applies when fixing the cladding to a wooden surface or battening. Make sure the battening is flat and level, packing out where necessary on uneven walls so that when applied the cladding does not develop curvature and follow the walls contours.
In cases of damp and uneven walls we recommend the use of treated timbers for battening. Ensure that you leave sufficient ventilation behind the cladding by providing air gap. Position battens between 40 to 60cm centres.
Screw fix: Apply screws through the panel lip as shown in the diagrams below. Screw fixing can be made to wooden battens. However breezeblock, brick or plasterboard will require the wall to be plugged before screwing. When the first plank is fixed in place the next conceals the previous fixing see diagram below.
Stapling: You can use stainless steel staples when fixing to plaster or wooden battens - this method is particularly suitable when using battens. Always make sure your battens are flat and level, packing them out where necessary on uneven walls, this will prevent the panels from developing a curvature following the wall contours.
Adhesive: This is the method most preferred by many installers however you can only use adhesive when applied to a dry, even wall. The wall must be free of any greasy substances and dust. Use 2 tubes of our adhesive per pack.
Getting Started
Walls
Always ensure that the first plank to be fixed is plumb (Fig 1) check with spirit level. Once the first panel is in position it is then a simple process of adding panels (Fig 2) fixing them in place by one of the methods explained above.
If fixing the panels to a curved wall a horizontal fix would be the best method (Fig 3)
Corners
Corners can be formed in one of two ways:
1: Use a Multifunctional internal/external angle corner trim (102.2)
2: Through the design and flexibility of the panels they can be cut at the back this then allows them to be bent either internally or externally around a corner, care must be taken to bend the panels slowly until the desired angle is achieved. Do not bend past 90 degrees. During this fix the panel will have a tendency to spring back pressing the panel into the corner and fixing through the external lip will stop this.
