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MAIN BUILDING ASSEMBLY
FITTING OPTIONAL CRESTING AND FINIALS
1.
When fitting the finials and cresting you need a hacksaw, silicone gun and tube.
2.
Before you get into position you need to take a hacksaw and trim off the male end of one
of the cresting sections.
3.
The best way to install the cresting and finials is to stand on the inside of the building on
carefully positioned steps. Squeeze a bead of silicone along the groove on the underside
of the first finial. Slot this onto the ridge making sure it is flush with the front edge
(Diagram LL).
4.
This now gives you your starting point for the cresting. You will see that the cresting is
moulded so that it all links together making the assembly much stronger (Diagram JJ).
The first section of cresting you should use is the one you trimmed with the hacksaw.
Face the cut end towards the fixed finial. The cresting fits to the ridge in the same
manner as the finial. It is also a good idea to run a bead of silicone along the grove on
the underside of the cresting.
5.
Once you have inserted the first cresting section you will have to lift one end to insert the
next section. Running a bead of silicone on each section. Repeat this until you are about
150mm (6”) from the end.
6.
You can now insert the last finial in the same manner as you did the first.
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