SMARTWALL DETAILED INSTALLATION GUIDE
DRI8DG: SMARTWALL® Detailed Installation Warning: Risk of Electrical Shock, Fire or Personal Injury Save These Instructions Tools required: We recommend taping these instructions inside a • Safety glasses (if using power equipment) Once Installed and your wiring is run through your DRICORE SMARTWALL system there is risk of electrical shock, fire or personal injury if your DRICORE SMARTWALL system is altered while the electrical circuits are powered.
DRI8DG: SMARTWALL® Detailed Installation Code Compliancy: Step 1: Step 2: Always check your local requirements with reference to building codes and electrical codes. DRICORE SMARTWALL panels are designed around National Building and Electrical Codes, and should be acceptable to most State, Provincial, County or Municipal codes. It is recommended that all projects be done under both a proper Building Permit and a proper Electrical Permit.
DRI8DG: SMARTWALL® Detailed Installation Step 3: Step 4: To reduce work-site clutter and tripping hazards, it is recommended to do your cutting of the DRICORE SMARTWALL panels in your garage if possible, or outside on saw horses if the weather permits. It is also advisable to bring the panels through the basement windows so not to damage your existing interior walls of your home. Start at the left side of your longest wall, and measure the height of the first panel.
DRI8DG: SMARTWALL® Detailed Installation Installing a window box extension in your DRICORE SMARTWALL system: As you are installing your DRICORE SMARTWALL panels you will eventually come to a basement window. The window is already installed in the concrete or block, so what you need to do is cut an opening in the DRICORE SMARTWALL panels to allow for the installation of a window box extension. First, determine the dimensions and locations of the window box required.
DRI8DG: SMARTWALL® Detailed Installation Protecting EPS Foam: The National Building Code requires that any EPS Foam be protected by a Thermal Barrier, of which ½” Drywall is an accepted Thermal Barrier. Please ensure that with-in your installation, if the back side of any DRICORE SMARTWALL panel is exposed, such as in a utility closet or wall around a staircase etc. that you cover the exposed foam surface on the backside of the DRICORE SMARTWALL panel with ½” drywall.
