Retrofit / pre-skimmed surfaces
Full wet skim finish
For walls /ceilings that have already been plaster
finished.
Speaker alignment required for plastering
Using a 2-3mm shim set (contact your Amina
supplier) applied between the back of the
speaker and the mounting surface of the
backbox (or fixing blocks), the front face of
the speaker should be flush with the front
face of the existing painted/plastered
wall/ceiling.
To full wet skim finish:
The speaker will be skim coated along with
the rest of the wall or ceiling.
15
Retrofit / new drywall
Feathered skim finish
21
Speaker alignment required for plastering
The front face of the speaker should be flush
with the face of the new wall/ceiling if
correctly installed.
raw drywall
surface
This is the method that will be used during
plastering (Section D). The method positions
the speaker for a large area (approx. 1m
2
(39”)) to be skimmed over it. This 2mm
(5/64”) thick skim is then feathered outward
at the edges and blended into the existing
wall/ceiling finish.
For new drywall walls /ceilings that will be
taped and joined.
(North American construction)
Retrofit / pre-skimmed surfaces
Full wet skim finish
1 5
To full wet skim finish:
The speaker will be skim coated along with
the rest of the wall or ceiling.
For walls /ceilings that have already been
plaster finished.
3
existing plaster
shim
existing render
existing plaster
plasterboard
speaker face
flush with
existing plaster
Speaker alignment required for plastering
Using a 2-3mm shim set (contact your Amina
supplier) applied between the back of the
speaker and the mounting surface of the
backbox (or fixing blocks), the front face of
the speaker should be flush with the front
face of the existing painted/plastered
wall/ceiling.
Continue to section
plasterboard
stud wall or
ceiling
solid wall
Continue to section
C
B3
