Esthec®Terrace

“ManualforAssemblyandInstallation”

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TableofContent1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 22. Factsheet........................................................................................................................................ 33. Part-description................................................................................................................................ 4

®…3.1 EsthecTerraceprofile............................................................................................................ 43.2 EsthecTerraceside-profile................................................................................................. 53.3 Assemblyclips........................................................................................................................ 5

3.3.1 AssemblycliptypeA........................................................................................................... 63.3.2 AssemblycliptypeB........................................................................................................... 63.3.3 AssemblycliptypeC.......................................................................................................... 73.3.4 Clipassemblyrail................................................................................................................ 7

3.4 Spacer..................................................................................................................................... 73.5 Endcap................................................................................................................................... 8

4. Handlingandpreparations............................................................................................................... 94.1 Handlingafterdelivery............................................................................................................. 94.2 Workingenvironment............................................................................................................. 94.3 Workingclothes....................................................................................................................... 94.4 Surfacepreparations.............................................................................................................. 94.5 Backingstructurepreparations................................................................................................ 94.6 Assemblymaterial.................................................................................................................. 104.7 Cutting..................................................................................................................................... 104.8 Alignment................................................................................................................................ 104.9 Conditionedareaandweatherchanges................................................................................... 104.10 Finalcheck.............................................................................................................................. 10

5. Installation..................................................................................................................................... 115.1 Pre-assemblyofcliptypeA.................................................................................................... 115.2 InstallationoffirstrowofassemblyclipstypeA...................................................................... 12

®5.3 Click-AssemblyoffirstEsthecTerraceProfile....................................................................... 125.4 FixationofassemblycliptypeA................................................................................................ 135.5 Click-AssemblyofEsthec®TerraceProfiles............................................................................ 145.6 InstallationoflastrowofassemblyclipstypeA........................................................................ 145.7 Click-AssemblyoflastEsthec®TerraceProfile........................................................................ 155.8 AssemblyofclipstypeBortypeC........................................................................................... 165.9 Assemblyoftheendcap......................................................................................................... 165.10 InstallationofsupportrowofassemblyclipstypeA................................................................ 17

® o5.11 Click-AssemblyofanEsthecTerraceprofilein90angle...................................................... 175.12 Result....................................................................................................................................... 18

6. Cleaningprotocol............................................................................................................................. 196.1 Esthec®GreenCleaner........................................................................................................... 19

®6.2 EsthecNanoSealer................................................................................................................ 20

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1.Introduction

ThismanualcanbeusedfortheinstallationoftheEsthec®Terracesystem.Pleasestudyitcarefullybeforestartingwiththeinstallationprocess.

FirstthespecificationsoftheEsthec®TerracesystemaredefinedintheEsthec®Terracefactsheet.Afterthis,thecontentofaEsthec®Terracesystemislisted.Beforestartingwiththeinstallation,aninstructionofthehandlingandpreparationsisgivenandeverydifferentpartinvolvedislisted.To

®finishacleaningprotocolisdescribedforcleaningandprotectionoftheEsthecTerrace.

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2.Factsheet

InputFactsheet

3.Part-description

ThesmallamountofdifferentpartswhichformtheEsthec®Terracesystemmaketheassemblyverysimpleandeasytoexecute.Inthischapterallpartsarelistedandexplained.Lateronthesepartswillbementionedinthechapters‘Handlingandpreparations’and‘Installation’.

®3.1EsthecTerraceprofile

AnEsthec®Terraceprofileisproducedoutofaglassfibrereinforcedcomposite,whichiscoveredwithahighqualityEsthec®toplayer.ByuseoftheglassfibrereinforcedcompositetheEsthec®

®Terraceprofilehasveryhighstiffnesspropertiesandstillisalightweight.WiththeEsthectoplayer®alladvantagesofapplyingEsthecmaterialareprovided.

ThestandardwidthofanEsthec®Terraceprofileis100mm1.Esthec®terraceprofilesareproducedinastandardlengthof3,000mm1.Theheightis21mm.Theweightof1,000mm1Esthec®terrace

®profileisapproximately1.700gr.TheEsthecTerraceprofileisproducedinadarkgrey/anthracitecolour.

® Figure1StandardEsthecTerraceprofile

TheshapeoftheEsthec®Terraceprofilesoneachsideisdesignedtobestiffbutlightweight,andisoptimisedoneachsidetoassemblealldifferentassembly-parts.

Endcap ClipB/C

ClipA/B/C

® Figure2AssemblydetailEsthecTerraceprofile

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®3.2EsthecTerraceside-profile

InsomesituationsitispossiblethatonesideofanEsthec®Terraceprofileisvisable.Forthissituation,theEsthecTerraceside-profileisavailable.

TheEsthec®Terraceside-profileiscoveredbothonthetoplayeraswellasononesideoftheprofile.ThestandardwidthofanEsthec®Terracesideprofileis102mm1.Theheightis21mm.The terrace profiles are produced in a standard length of 3,000 mm.The weight of a 1,000mm terraceprofileisapproximately1.800gr.

Esthec®

® Figure3EsthecTerraceside-profile

3.3Assemblyclips

AlldifferentassemblyclipsareinjectionmouldedpartsproducedoutofPolyoxymethylene(POM).POMisanengineeringthermoplasticusedinprecisionpartsrequiringhighstiffness,lowfrictionandexcellentdimensionalstability.

®Threedifferentassemblyclipsareavailable.CliptypeAistoassembletwoEsthecTerraceprofileslineartoeachotherinthelengthdirection.WhenusingCliptypeBortypeCliptypeC,anEsthec®Terraceprofilecanbeassembledina90oangleoneachendoftheprofile.

®Becauseallassemblyclipsare2,5mmthicktheywillincreasetheheightoftheEsthecTerraceby

®2,5mm.ThesystemheightoftheEsthecTerraceis23,5mmNexttothis,alldifferentassemblyclipsprovideaspaceofapproximately5mmbetweeneachEsthec®Terraceprofile.Tomounttheassemblyclips,holeswithadiameterof5mmareprovided.Aparkerscrew,oraspecificscrewwhichfitsbesttothebackingmaterialandtheassemblyclips,canbeappliedformountingtheclips.

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3.3.1 AssemblycliptypeA

ThisassemblycliptypeismarkedonthebottomoftheclipwiththeletterA.Asmentioned,cliptypeA®istoassembletwoEsthecTerraceprofileslinearinthelengthdirection.Thefoursemi-round

®elementswilllockinsidetheroundopenshapeoftheEsthecTerraceprofile.

Figure4CliptypeA Figure5CliptypeAassembly3.3.2 AssemblycliptypeB

ThisassemblyclipismarkedonthebottomoftheclipwiththeletterB.Asmentioned,withassembly® ocliptypeBanEsthecTerraceprofilecanbeassembledina90angleoneachendoftheprofile.On

assemblycliptypeB,2semi-roundelementsarereplacedby2slides.These2slidescanbeinstalledontheopenendofeachprofile.AnimportantdifferencebetweenassemblycliptypeAandcliptypeBisthelockingfunctionofcliptypeB,providedbythe2slides.WheninstalledtheEsthec®TerraceprofilecannotberemovedwithoutfirstremovingtheassemblycliptypeB.

Furthermore,theendcapfitsoverthisclip,andcanbeinstalledintheopenendoftheEsthec®Terraceprofile.Wheninstalled,theendcapcoverstheelementsofcliptypeBwhichremainvisualafterthisclipisinsertedintheopenendoftheEsthec®Terraceprofile.

Figure6CliptypeB Figure7CliptypeBassembly

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3.3.3 AssemblycliptypeC

ThisassemblyclipismarkedonthebottomoftheclipwiththeletterC.ThetechnicalshapeandallspecificationsofassemblycliptypeBareapplied.ThedifferencebetweenassemblycliptypeBandassemblycliptypeCisshowninthefigurebelow.AssemblycliptypeCis3mmshorterthanassemblycliptypeB.InthiswayassemblyCliptypeCcanbeappliedwhennoendcapwillbeinstalledaftertheassemblyclipisinstalled.Inthiswaythesame

®spaceof5mmisprovidedbetweentheEsthecTerraceprofiles.

Figure8CliptypeC Figure9LeftCliptypeB–RightCliptypeC

ThelockingfunctionoftheassemblyclipasdescribedforassemblytypeBisalsoprovidedinassemblycliptypeB.

3.3.4 Clipassemblyrail

InordertospeeduptheinstallationprocessEsthecdevelopedanassemblyrailfortheclipstobefixedon.Thisrailcanbepre-assembledwithassemblyclipsbeforeinstallationstarts.Inthiswaytimewillbesavedfortheinstallationofindividualassemblyclips.Byinstallingthepre-assembledrail10assemblyclipsareinstalledin1time,leavingtherequiredspaceinbetweenfortheEsthecTerraceprofiles.

3.4Spacer

ThespacerpartisaninjectionmouldedpartsproducedoutofPolyOxyMethylene(POM).Thespaceris2,5mmthickandcanbeinstalledunderallthreetypesofassemblyclips.Alsothespacerscanbemountedontoeachothertoincreasetheheightonthisspecificlocation.

Figure10Spacer

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Aspacerpartcanbeappliesindifferentsituations.Itcanbeinstalledtoincreasetheheightbelowthe

®EsthecTerrace.Forinstance,wheninstallingonaflatsurface,thespacerwillprovidemorespace®belowtheEsthecTerracesowatercanrunmoreeasytoavailabledrains.Alsospacerscanbe

appliedwhenthesurfacetoinstalltheEsthec®Terraceonisnotcompletelylevelled.InthissituationitisusedtoleveltheEsthec®Terrace.

Figure11Spacerassembly1 Figure12Spacerassembly2

3.5Endcap

TheEsthec®TerraceendcappartisaninjectionmouldedpartsproducedoutofLuran®S.ThisengineeringthermoplasticisthebrandnameforStyrolution’sstyreneacrylonitrilecopolymersthat

®havebeenimpact-modifiedwithacrylicesterrubber.TheLuranSgradesandtheirblendsstandoutfortheirresistancetoweatheringanduv-light,fortheirhighageingstabilityandgoodresistancetochemicals.

Asaresult,Luran®Sissuitableforcomponentsthatareexposedtosun,rain,windweatherbut®neverthelesshavetoexhibitaparticularlyhighqualityoverthelongterm.TheLuranSbrands

offerabroadspectrumofextraordinaryproperties.

® Figure13EndcapwithEsthecTerracelogo Figure14Endcapassembly

® ®TheEsthecTerraceendcapis4mmthickandavailablewithorwithouttheEsthecTerracelogo.Toinstalltheendcapisinsertedintheupperholeoftheshape-designoftheEsthec®Terraceprofile.AsmentionedtheEsthec®TerraceendcapisinstalledovertheassemblycliptypeBsoitwillcoverboththeopenendaswellastheassemblyclip.Gluecanbeappliedwhenthefixationofthispartisfoundnottobeenough.

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4.Handlingandpreparations

Beforeinstallationvariousimportantpreparationsarerequired.Alsotherighthandlingofthedifferentassemblypartsisimportant.

4.1Handlingafterdelivery®Checkifthepackagingisstillintactbeforeopeningit.PleasecontactEsthecbeforeopeningadamagedpackaging.Iftheboxisnotdamaged,avisualinspectionshouldbeperformed.PleasechecktheEsthec®Terraceprofilesforanydamageorirregularities.

WhenremovingEsthec®Terraceprofilesoutofthebox,orwhenplacingEsthec®Terraceprofileson®topofeachotherbesurenottomove/scrapetheGRPbackingovertheEsthectoplayer.Thiswill

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surfacesandGRPbackingsonGRPbackings.Thisminimizes(butnotexclude)thepossibilityforscratches.

4.2Workingenvironment

®Priortotheinstallation,thelocationwheretheEsthecTerracewillbeinstalledshouldbeclean.Becausedust,sandandorotherconstructionmaterialcandamagetheterraceitisadvisedtoworkin

®acleanenvironment.Still,afterinstallationtheEsthecTerraceitshouldbecleanedandthreatedaccordingtothecleaningprotocolasdescribedinthisdocument.

4.3Workingclothes

®InstallationofanEsthecTerracemustbeexecutedwearingcleanclothesandcleanshoes.Inorder

®nottodamageordirtytheEsthecTerraceunnecessarily,thetechniciansneedtowearshoeswithcleansolesoruseprotectiveshoecovers.

4.4Surfacepreparations

Whenapplyingtheterraceonaflatsurfacethissurfaceshouldbelevelled.Useastraightedgetocheckwhetherthereareanybumpsorotherirregularitiesonthesurfaceandtodeterminewhetherthesurfaceisrough.Removeallirregularitiesandroughpartsbysandingthemdownbyhandormachine.Iftheirregularitiesaretoolarge,thesurfaceneedstobelevelled.

4.5Backingstructurepreparations

®WhenapplyingtheEsthecTerraceonabackingconstruction,thisconstructionshouldbeprovidedandsafelyinstalledonthegroundsurface.Amaximumspanof500mmissafetoapply.Furthermore,everyassemblyclipmustbeinstalledonthebackingstructure.Itisnotadvicedtokeepassemblyclipsfloatingbecausethiswilldecreasethelockingfunctionoftheassemblyclips.

4.6Assemblymaterial

Becausetheassemblyclipsareproducedinablackcolourtheyaresometimeshardtoseparatefromeachother.AlsoBoxesoftheassemblymaterialarequitesimilartoeachother.Itisadvisedtoseparatethedifferentpartsbeforestartingwiththeinstallation.Usinglabelswillhelpyoutoindicatethedifferentparts.Tocheck,everyassemblycliphasthetypenumberengravedinitself.Thisletteristobefoundonthebottomofeveryassemblyclip.

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4.7Cutting

Tokeeptheworkingenvironment/locationclean,alsoduringinstallationoftheEsthec®Terraceitisimportanttoexecuteallrequiredprocessesthatmightpollutetheworkingspaceinadifferentlocation.Soforinstance,whencuttingoftheEsthec®Terraceprofilesisrequired,acuttinglocation

®mustbeappliedonasafedistancefromthelocationwheretheEsthecTerraceisinstalled.ItisadvisedtouseadetailedCADdrawingofthedesignofthetotalterrace.Withthisdrawingthelengthcanbecalculatedinwhichtheprofilesshouldbecut.Inordertocreateacleancutadiamondbladeequippedcrosscutsawmustbeapplied.Toremovetheremainingsplinters,asmallsandingpaperonasandingblockcanbeused.

4.8Alignment

AperpendicularmustbeappliedtoensuretheEsthec®Terracewillbeinstalledcorrectly.Whenthisisnotapplied,theEsthec®Terracecannotbeinstalledcorrectly.Useacarpenter'spenciltomarkthislineonthesurfacebeneaththeEsthec®Terrace.

4.9Conditionedareaandweatherchanges

Theambienttemperatureforinstallationisoptimalaround20°C.

4.10Finalcheck

Tocheckifthepreparationsareexecutedproperly,thefollowingpointsshouldbeobservedtoensurethattheinstallationcantakeplaceunderoptimalconditions:

A.AllEsthec®Terraceshouldbevisuallycheckedandalldifferentinstallationmaterialmustbemarked.B.ThesurfacetoinstalltheEsthec®Terraceonneedstobelevelled,tidyandvisuallyclean;C.Thebackingstructure(whenapplied)shouldbecompletelyinstalled,levelled,prepared,

mountedandchecked.D.Thedesignoftheterraceshouldbeclear(definitiveoutercontours);E.Theclearspacesaroundtheterraceneedtobeknown;F.Thealignmentshouldbeprepared;G.Detailsinsidetheterraceshouldbeprepared(drains,cornersetc.);H.Thereshouldbesufficientlightavailable;I.Thecuttinglocationshouldbeprepared.

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5.Installation

InthischaptertheinstallationofanEsthec®Terracesystemisdescribed.Alldifferentinstallationphasesareexplainedstepbystep.Afterashortpreparationofthedifferentparts,firsttheEsthec®Terraceprofilesareassembledinthelengthdirectionlineartoeachother.ByusingassemblycliptypeAstandarddistanceof5mmisappliedbetweeneverytwoprofiles.

Aftertheinstallationoftheseprofiles,thepossibilitytoassembleprofilesina90oangleonthetwo®sidesoftheEsthecTerrace,usingassemblycliptypeBorC,isdescribed.InthismanualcliptypeB

isapplied.Thismakesitpossibletoexplainhowandwhentheendcapcanbeinstalled.Forthisinstallationtheassemblyrailmentionedinchapter3.3.3isnotused.

5.1Pre-assemblyofcliptypeA

AftercuttingtheprofilestheyfirstneedtobepreparedwithassemblyclipstypeAononesideofthe®EsthecTerraceprofile.Themaximumalloweddistancebetweentheassemblyclipsis500mm.

ClipA

Max.500mm

Figure15CliptypeAassemble

ForthisinstallationtheEsthec®Terraceprofilesareplacedupsidedown.Theclipscanbeassembledveryeasy.WhenputtingenoughpressureonthecliptheycanbepushedintotheEsthec®Terraceprofile.ThisclickinstallationresultsinapileofcuttedEsthec®Terraceprofiles,installedwithassemblyclipstypeAononesideonevery500mm,leavingaspaceof100mmoneverysideoftheprofile.

® Figure16EsthecTerraceprofilespreparedwithclipA

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5.2InstallationoffirstrowofassemblyclipstypeA

ThefirstrowofassemblyclipstypeAmustbemountedonthebackingsupportoronthebasewhere®theEsthecTerracewillbeinstalledon.Forthisinstallationtwoparkerscrewsorcustomselected

screwswhichfitbesttothebackingmaterial,areapplied.ThisclipispositionedtotheinsideoftheEsthec®Terracesoitwillnotbevisualafterinstallation.

Figure17FirstrowofassemblyclipsAalignedandinstalled

Fortheinstallationthepreparedalignmentsisveryimportant.InthiswayitissecuredthatthetotalTerracewillbealignedcorrectly.WheninstallingthefirstEsthec®TerraceprofilethisfirstrowwillmountonesideoftheEsthec®Terraceprofiletothebackingsupportorbase.HowthefirstEsthec®Terraceprofileshouldbepositionedandhowtheothersidemustbefixedwillbedescribedinthenextchapter.

5.3Click-AssemblyoffirstEsthec®TerraceProfile

Asdescribed.thefirstrowofassemblyclipstypeAandthelastrowofassemblyclipstypeA,toinstallthefirstandlastEsthec®Terraceprofileon,willbemountedwithtwoparkerscrewsperassemblyclip.TheotherassemblyclipstypeA,whichwillbeinstalledinbetween,willbemountedwithone

®parkerscrew.ThisparkerscrewisinstalledaftertheclickinstallationoftheEsthecTerraceprofileontothepre-installedfirstrowofassemblyclipstypeA.

1strow:2parkerscrews

2nd-3rd-..row:1parkerscrew

® Figure18Installationofthe1stEsthecTerraceprofileandlastprofiles

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ThefirstEsthec®TerraceprofilesispickedfromthepreparedEsthec®Terraceprofiles,andassembled/clickedintothefirstrowofassemblyclipstypeA.Againthealignmentisimportanttocheckandthespaceoneachsideoftheprofilemustbeequal.

Figure19InstallationofthefirstEsthec®Terraceprofiles

5.4FixationofassemblycliptypeA

Aftertheclick-installationofthefirstEsthec®TerraceprofilethevisualassemblyclipstypeAmustbemountedtothebackingsupportoronthebaseusingoneparkerscrewsperclip.Itisimportanttoalignallprofilessobothendsarepositionedcorrectly.

Figure20Esthec®Terraceprofileinstalled

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®5.5Click-AssemblyofEsthecTerraceProfiles

TheinstallationoftheEsthec®TerraceprofilesiscontinuedwiththeotherpreparedEsthec®Terraceprofiles,untilthelastprofileneedstobeinstalled.Forthisprofilethelastrowofassemblyclipsis

®requiredbeforethisEsthecTerraceprofilecanbeclick-assembled.Thiswillbedescribedinthenextchapter.

® Figure21ProgressintheinstallationoftheEsthecTerraceprofiles

5.6InstallationoflastrowofassemblyclipstypeA

Topositionandpre-installationthelastrowofassemblyclipstypeAitisadvisedtousashortpartofEsthec®Terraceprofile.Inthiswaytherightlocationvanbemeasuredtoinstalltheassemblyclips.Again,forthislastrowtwoparkerscrewscanbeapplied.Thisclipispositionedtotheinsideofthe

®EsthecTerracesoitwillnotbevisualafterinstallation.

Figure22DetailviewlastrowofassemblyclipstypeA

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®5.7Click-AssemblyoflastEsthecTerraceProfile

WhenthelastrowofassemblyclipstypeAareinstalled,thelastEsthec®Terraceprofilecanbeclick-®assembled.Again,checkcarefullyifbothendsoftheEsthecTerraceprofileisalignedwiththerest

®oftheEsthecTerraceprofiles.

Figure23CliptypeAforinstallationoflastprofileprepared

®ThisisthelastactionbeforestartingwiththeinstallationoftheEsthecTerraceprofiles,whichare

opositionedina90angle,andtheinstallationoftheendcaps.PleasenotethatisabsolutelyessentialtoinstallallassemblyclipstypeAfirstbeforetheassemblyclipstypeBcanbeused.

® Figure24EsthecTerracereadyforCliptypeBinstallation

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5.8AssemblyofclipstypeBortypeC

Inthesituationwherenoendcapswillbeapplied,assemblycliptypeCmustbeinstalled.Asdescribedinthepartdescription,assemblycliptypeCisshorterthanassemblycliptypeBsothe

®spaceof5mmbetweentheEsthecTerraceprofileismaintainedwhethertheendcapisappliedornot.InthefollowingexampleassemblycliptypeBisapplied.

Figure25DetailviewcliptypeB Figure26CliptypeBInstalled

Wheninstalledcorrectly,thealignedTerraceoutsidemakesitpossibletoassemblycliptypeBon®everyopenend.OneassemblycliptypeBcombinesormountstwoEsthecTerraceprofilestogether.

®InthefirstandlastEsthecTerraceprofileanstandaloneassemblycliptypeBisinstalled.Thisclipis®positionedtotheinsideoftheEsthecTerracesoitwillnotbevisualafterinstallation.

Tofinishthisstep,everyassemblycliptypeBismountedtothebaseorbackingstructureusingoneparkerscrew.Whentheparkerscrewsareinstalleditmustbenotedthatthedeckisnowmountedto

®thebaseofbackingstructure.ItisnotpossibleanylongertopulltheEsthecterraceprofilesoutoftheassemblyclipstypeA.PleasenotethatisabsolutelyessentialtoinstallallassemblyclipstypeAfirstbeforetheassemblyclipstypeBcanbeused.

5.9Assemblyoftheendcap

Nowitispossibletoinstalltheendcap.ThispartisinsertedintheopenendsofeveryEsthec®Terraceprofile.TheendcapcoverstheopenendoftheEsthec®TerraceandthepartoftheassemblycliptypeBwhichisvisualafteritisinstalled.Whenthestandardfixationoftheendcapinsidethe

®EsthecTerraceprofileisfoundnottobeenough,gluecanbeapplied.

Figure27Endcapinstallation Figure28Esthec®Terracereadyfor2sideprofiles

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5.10InstallationofsupportrowofassemblyclipstypeA

Aftertheinstallationoftheendcaps,thetwoEsthec®Terracesideprofilescanbeclick-assembled.Todoso,anextrarowofassemblyclipsisrequired.Thisinstallationissimilartotheinstallation

®describedin6.6.AsmallpartofEsthecTerraceprofilecanbeusedtopositionassemblyclips.Inthissituationaspresentedinfigure29,assemblycliptypeAisapplied.Inthiswaytwoparkersscrewscanbeinstalled.

® Figure29Preparedfor2EsthecTerraceprofiles

5.11Click-AssemblyofanEsthec®Terraceprofilein90oangle

Whenapplied,thethicknessoftwoendcapsshouldbetakenintoaccountthatwhencuttingthetwoprofilesintotherightlength.Inthiswaythesystemlengthofthesesideprofileswillbethesameasthewidthoftheterrace.

Figure30Sideprofilesinstalled

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5.12Result

Aftercuttingandinstallationoftheendcaponthetwoprofilescanbeclick-assembled.Withthisstep®theinstallationprocessisfinished.HowtocleantheEsthecTerraceandprotectitproperlyis

describedinthenextchapter.

Figure31Esthec®Terrace

® Figure32ResultEsthecTerrace

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6.Cleaningprotocol

OncetheEsthec®Terracehasbeeninstalledwerecommendyoufollowthestepsbelowtoensureawell-protectedterracethatiseasytoclean.ByfollowingtheseinstructionsandusingtheEsthec®cleaningproductsyoucanrestassuredthatyourterracewillcontinuetolooklikenewformanyyears.

Figure34Esthec®cleaningproducts

®6.1EsthecGreenCleaner

®A.StartbythoroughlycleaningtheEsthecTerracetwoorthreetimeswithwater.Itisadvised

todiluteEsthec®GreenCleaner(preferably1partCleanerto10partswater)anduseonlyahardbrush.ThiswillcreateaverythinlayerofEsthec®GreenCleaner,whichwillhelpprotecttheterracefromstaining.

B.Ifnecessaryahigh-pressure-cleanermaybeappliedbeforeexecutingstepA.Itiscriticaltokeepaminimumdistanceof30–40cmbetweenthenozzleofthehigh-pressure-cleanerandtheterraceatalltimes.

C.Usewaterandahardbrushforbasiccleaning.D.Usehotwater,undilutedEsthec®GreenCleanerandahardbrushtocleanstainedareasor

heavilytraffickedpartsoftheterrace.Moststainingmayberemovedthisway.Rinsewellwithwatertoavoidcolourvariations.

®E.EventhoughaEsthecTerraceisextremelystainresistant,werecommendremovingany®spillageimmediatelyandspotcleaningtheareawithhotwater,EsthecGreenCleaneranda

hardbrushtopreventpermanentstains.F.IfyouhavestubbornstainswhichcannotberemovedbyusingtheEsthec®GreenCleaneror

withahigh-pressure-cleaner,youmaywishtosandtheEsthec®Terraceprofilesyrface.Usegrain24.Sandingwithminimumpressure,inthelengthdirectionoftheterraceprofile.

® ®N.B.UsingundilutedEsthecGreenCleanertocleantheentireEsthecterraceisnotrecommended.

®Incombinationwithhightemperatures,EsthecGreenCleanercanaffectsensitivetypesofvarnish.®UndilutedEsthecGreenCleanershouldonlybeusedonbadlystainedareas.Aftercleaning,these

areasmustbethoroughlyrinsedwithwater.

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®6.2EsthecNanoSealer

Aftercleaning,theEsthec®TerraceitisadvisabletotreatthecleanEsthec®TerracewithEsthec®®NanoSealer.EsthecNanoSealerprovidesastrongprotectivelayeragainstdirtandspillages and the terrace will be easier to keep clean.

A.ApplyEsthec®NanoSealertoacleananddrysurface.B.Repeatthetreatmentthreetofourtimes.TheEsthec®Terracemayappeardarkerafter

drying.®C.AllowtheEsthecTerracetodryfor20hoursandthenrinseitwithwater.Ensuretheterrace

®candryoutevenly.OncefullydrytheEsthecTerracewillreturntoitsoriginalcolour.

Figure33Fromlefttoright:GreenCleanerundiluted,1partCleanerto5partswater,1

partCleanerto10partswater

TheuseofEsthec®NanoSealerresultsinadirt-repellentsurfaceandpreventswaterstains.Itis®essential,however,tothoroughlyrinsetheEsthecTerracewithwatertorestoreandmaintainits

originalcolour.

Figure34Surfaceafterrinsinganddrying

Whenmorethan1layerofNanoSealerwillbeapplied,pleasenotethatitisabsolutelyessentialthatthedifferentlayersofNanosealermustbeinstalledwet-in-wet.

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