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| 1. Screw the mitre box to a working surface to hold steady while cutting strips (1). Measure and cut the strips to length. Mitre cut meeting corners (2). Cut ends square. Remove all frays left by saw blade after cutting (3). | ||
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| 2. Each mitre cut must be notched (6). A snips is ideal. Snip each mitre cut twice (4 & 5). The hole formed by two meeting notched mitre cuts is our desired result (7). Lay the Transeal strips in position and ensure mitre cuts meet (8). If the inner boundary of the ledge prevents the outer lowermost edge of the strip resting on the ledge, tear off the removable leg (9). | ||
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| 3. Lay the strips in position and mark points on the strip upstand (10) for drilling (typically) 5mm holes between screw guidelines (11) with a steel drill bit in preparation for fixing the strip to the wall. Holes should be located at partition studs and at points where a secure grip will be found for screw threads or wall plugs. | |
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4. If drilling a hard wall is required, place the strip against the wall in the intended position. Drill through a hole in the middle of the strip to accurately locate a pilot hole in the wall in for a masonry drill bit. Remove strip and drill the pilot hole in the wall with masonry drill bit, insert wall plug and screw strip tight to wall. After the strip is fixed to wall, drill remaining pilot holes into wall and follow the same procedure (12). |
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| 5. If screw heads extend further than 3mm beyond the face of strip upstand, chamfer the holes (13) to countersink screw heads. Screws should be resistant to corrosion. Suitable screws for typical installations are 32mm x 4.8mm stainless A2 selftap. After drilling walls clean surface of strips thoroughly to ensure proper adhesion of Sealux-N. Clean ledge with alcohol wipes or methylated spirits (13a). | |
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| 6. Always commence installation with middle strip. Insert middle strip upside down into mitre box and arrange to support remainder of strip steady. Cut nozzle at slight angle for 8mm diameter hole. Resting nozzle on strip (14) lay a 400mm line of Sealux-N in strip. Level Sealux-N across strip with spatula (15). Do not be afraid to redistribute (or add to) Sealux-N as required. Continue in 400mm steps until complete. Ensure sealant is buttered flush with ends of strip. | |
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| 7. Clean ledge with alcohol wipes or methylated spirits. Using finger under nozzle as support and fingertip against wall as guide (16), lay an 8mm oval line of Sealux-N on the ledge so that outer edge is no more than 20 mm from wall. Lay a light line (5mm) of Sealux-N on ledge (roughly) 15mm over ledge (17). | |
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| 8. Offer the Transeal strip over the joint and rotate it into position (18), in the process fusing the Sealux-N in the strip with the Sealux-N on the ledge to form a watertight seal. Screw the strip to wall (19). Remove sealant on ledge (if any) with spatula (20). Carry out same procedure for remaining strips (21). At mitre joints butter a little Sealux-N across one face to ensure fusion of sealant across corners inside meeting strips. Apply Sealux-N to fill notch at corners (22). | ||
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| 9. To prevent smearing the wall panel with Sealux-N, apply masking tape over bottom edge of the wall panel and cut off the overhang flush (23). Do not extend masking tape over wall panel surfaces being covered by corner and edge trims. Apply masking tape over strip just below lowermost ridge on the curved outer leg (24). | |
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10. Commencing with the middle strip (if any), lay a heavy line of Sealux-N in the channel formed between the strip upstand and the wall panel support leg (25). This Sealant must extend solidly and continuously between the strip and the wall panel. Prepare the wall panel for fixing in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Offer the wall panel simultaneously against the wall and onto the strip. Fix wall panel to wall ensuring it is located in the proper position and parallel with the Transeal strip. |
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| 11. Sealux-N silicone may be squeezed out between the Transeal strip and wall panel (26). This joint should be rubbed up immediately ensuring that the Sealux-N is pressed firmly into the joint and flush with the outer face of the wall panel (27). Remove the masking tape (28 & 29). After the Sealux-N has skinned (5 minutes), give the joint a light rub with a (soapy) spatula. | ||
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| 21. SHOWER DOOR PROFILES If it is intended
to install a shower door after fixing the wall panels and the width
of the shower door wall profile is known prior to the seal installation,
the seal strip profile should be notched to accommodate this wall
profile (31, 32 & 33). If the width of the shower door wall profile
is not known prior to seal installation, the seal strip profile should
be retrospectively notched to accommodate this wall profile. Notching
the strip can be carried out with a hot sharp pointed blade.
ENSURE THE SHOWER DOOR WALL PROFILE IS BEDDED IN SEALUX-N SILICONE WHERE IT CROSSES THE LINE OF THE MERMAID SEAL. |
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