RoofScreen Mfg., Inc.
SC3 Frame Kit Installation Guide
Updated 06.13.16
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To keep panels level at the top during installation, use a nylon string line stretched end to end on each straight
section of screen. To use the string, you must first install the starting panel. Start at one end and screw in the first
panel at the correct height. Use a level to ensure it is perfectly plumb. Next, install a vertical support on the
opposite end of the wall to support the other end of the string at the correct height (a 2x4 clamped on the Hat
Sections with Vice Grip clamps works well for this). If the run is long, or it is windy, this may need to be done in
shorter segments. Attach the nylon string line to the top of the first panel installed, and pull it to the vertical
support on the opposite end. Stretch it as tight as possible and sight down the string to make sure it does not sag.
Install the remaining panels, sliding each one up to the string, but do not touch the string. This is important
because if the panels push the string up even a fraction, your panels will start to go uphill. When you come to the
end of a wall or a corner, the method used to terminate the panels will depend on the type of panel being used.
Here are a couple of general guidelines:
T
HROUGH
F
A STENED
R
IBBED
P
ANELS
:
Simply cut the last panel with a metal cutting skill saw to the width
necessary to fill the gap between the last full panel and the corner. Trim it out with color matched corner trim.
S
TANDING SEAM OR FLAT WALL PANELS
:
Cut the last panel to the proper width and either screw a stiffener
channel on the flimsy (cut side) of the panel, or use a hand seamer to bend an edge. This will allow for a straight
edge to fasten the corner trim.
I
NSTALL
P
ANELS
(
HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION
)
As illustrated in Figure 15, horizontally
oriented panels are mounted directly to the
vertical frame tubes. Frame Kits are
designed for panels to be evenly distributed
on the full length of the vertical tube, with
equidistant cantilever past the upper and
lower C12 Connectors. Horizontal Panels are
typically ribbed style and should be fastened
through the face of the panel with color
matched screws, Part# S16, (1) screw per
panel down-flute.
Depending on the screen height, multiple
horizontal rows of panels may be required.
Install the lower row first and upper row(s)
last. To terminate the top of the panel at
the desired screen height, overlap ribs on
the panel below, or cut the top of the panel
to the desired height.
F
IGURE
15
