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TABS II
Installation Presentation
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Before getting started , please read & familiarize
yourself with the Tabs Wall Systems Estimating
& Installation Guide, included on this CD.
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Tabs Walls Systems can be installed on just about
any building substrate, from Exterior Plywood,
Cement Board, OSB, Densglass Gold, Insulated
Sheeting, & to Existing or New Masonry Walls.
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Prior installing the Tabs Panel, it is extremely important that the
substrate of choice has been properly prepared and covered with
a code approved water infiltration barrier. In addition all window
and door openings must be properly flashed & sealed.
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Now that you inspected & sized up your project, it is
time to get started, make sure you ordered the necessary
Tabs System components to make your project a success.
Tabs II Adhesive &
Mortar Additive.
Tabs II Structural
Support Panel
Tabs II Structural
Support Corner Panel
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If your installing the Tabs II Plus System, which includes
Tabs II Rain Screen Panel (with or without pre-attached
building wrap), you must order the following additional items.
Tabs II Rain Screen
Panel
Tabs II 4” or 9”
Flashing Tape
Tabs II Super Stretch
Flashing Tape
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In addition to the necessary Tabs components needed, be sure
you order non-corrosive flat head or wafer head fasteners with
flat back design. And of course, your Thin Veneer Material of
Choice (Brick, Stone, Granite or Marble).
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When ready to tuck point, only use “Type S Mortar”, adding
only “Tabs II Mortar Additive” diluted to a 1:5 Ratio.
“Type S Mortar” can be mixed on site or pre-mixed. Pre-mixed
Type “S” Mortar mixes include everything (sand, portland &
lime), just add water along with Tabs II Mortar Additive.
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Step 1
Level & snap line across bottom of
substrate minimum 1 ½” above
finished grade.
Carefully pull up membrane and
install flashing , wrap membrane
over top of flashing.
Bend up bottom row of tabs & cut
across using power sheers. Place
Tabs II Panel on top of flashing &
start installing Tabs panel.
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Step 1A
If installing the Tabs II “Plus”
System. Prior installing the Tabs
II Steel Panel, install Tabs II Rain
Screen Panel (Item 4). Tack in
place until Tabs II Panel is
installed.
When using Tabs Rain Screen
Panel with pre-attached building
wrap, be sure to connect each
panel (Item 8) with Tabs 9”
Flashing Tape behind each panel.
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Step 2
Only using non-corrosive #8 flat
head or wafer head fasteners with
flat back design. Install one fastener
per square foot in pre-drilled hole,
16” on center & 8 “ high through
substrate into wood or steel stud.
For projects 24” on center, install
every 24” horizontally & 5 ¼” high.
Additional fasteners can be used
wherever panels are cut and needed.
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Step 3
It is recommended that Tabs corner
panels be installed first, followed by
Tabs standard panels. Staggering
panels in a running bond pattern.
This will also help in bracing the wall.
The maximum spacing between
panels should be no more then 1/16”.
This will also allow for stress relief
and allow for any adjustment which
might be needed.
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Step 4
After installing Tabs Corner
Panels, start installing Tabs
Standard Panels, occasionally
checking with level & tape
measure to allow for proper
alignment. Use Tin Snips or
Power Shears to cut panels
between window & door
openings &/or where any
obstacle may appear.
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Step 5
Now that you’ve installed enough
panel to get started. Only using
Tabs II Adhesive, apply two dabs
about the size of a quarter (just
enough for brick to stick on the
panel) on each end of the back of
the brick or on the panel. Add one
additional dab of adhesive on
return side of corner brick.
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Step 6
Start Installing Brick
Slightly slide brick into place (¼” max), this will break any surface
film & achieve proper bond. Be sure to engage Tabs II’s mortar tie,
by pressing mortar tie in downward motion over top of each brick.
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Step 7
Install Accents
Install Accents, such as Rowlocks
& Soldier Courses by tapping Tabs
upward with a hammer.
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Step 8
Tuck Point Mortar
Wait twenty four (24) hours to allow adhesive to set-up, check to see if thin
veneer material is ready to be tuck pointed. When ready, using a Type “S”
Mortar mix adding Tabs II Acrylic Additive, start tuck pointing brick using a
mortar bag, fill horizontal joints “right to left”, than strike joints “left to right”.
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Step 9
Strike Joints
& Clean
Step 10
Do Not
Power Wash !
When mortar is thumb print dry to touch (similar to wet beach sand), it is
now ready to strike the joint with a slicker or jointer. Pack mortar into joint.
Properly struck mortar should be dry enough to fall away clean and tooled to
a dull gritty finish. If finish is wet & shiny stop ! Let set-up a little longer and
proceed. Thereafter, brush excess mortar off brick face with a natural bristle
brush. Clean brick, per brick manufacturers recommendation.
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Never have a
Continues Horizontal
Bead of Glue, Which
will Trap Water
Except at Control
Joints, Never Space
Two Panels More
Then 1/16” Apart
Key Points
Never Overlap
Two Panels
Only Use Tabs
Authorized Materials
Never Overlap Panel
Over Control Joint.
Space Same thickness
as Control Joint
Always Engage Tabs
II Mortar Tie Over
Each and Every
Brick
If your not Sure, refer back to your Tabs Installation Guide or call Tabs
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