Craftsman CTS205 manual STUDfinder Installation System for 12 Panels

CertainTeed Vinyl Siding Installation Guide

STUDfinder Installation System for 12' Panels

The STUDfinder™ Installation System combines precisely engineered nail slot locations with graphics to help ensure quick, accurate and secure installation of CertainTeed siding panels on homes with standard 16" or 24" o.c. frame construction.

NOTE: In areas without special wind-load requirements, some vinyl siding may be used in 24" o.c. construction. Check with your local building code official for special requirements and ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-1066 for special wind-load requirements.

Standard 12' panels feature 10 nail slots every 16", with one of the 10 letters in the word “STUDfinder” centered directly under each slot. Locate the first stud and fasten the siding to it in the center of
the nail slot. Ensure that nail/staple penetration is at least 3/4" to comply with ASTM D4756 (specification for vinyl siding installation). Notice which STUDfinder letter appears below the slot.

Go to the next repeat of the letter to find the next stud. For example, if your first stud is at “T,” succeeding studs in 16" o.c. applications will also be at “T” (every 10th slot).

When you apply the next panel, adjust the overlap as necessary to line up with studs and repeat the steps above, but be aware that the overlapping panels may not use the same letter as your initial panel.

In 24" o.c. applications with standard size siding panels, 2 letters will repeat every other stud (every 15th slot). For example, if the first stud is located at “S,” then the next will be at “i,” then “S,” then “i,” etc.

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