INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCI-354
COMBINATION KRITTER CAP®
The SCI-354 combination Kritter Cap® is universal and can be used on 2¾″; 3", 3 ½” and 4″ corner posts. It is easily sized by snipping or breaking off sections with side cutters or pliers.
- The SCI-354 Combination Kritter Cap® is ready to use on 4″ corner posts. The base filler tabs are used for filling voids where the plywood sheathing or insulation under the siding doesn’t come to a square corner and should be removed if not needed.
CAUTION: PROPERLY DISCARD All pieces and sections removed for installation. Do not leave trimmed pieces laying on the ground, where they are accessible to small children and pets!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCI-354 COMBINATION KRITTER CAP® FOR 3-1/2″ CORNER POSTS
The SCI-354 combination Kritter Cap® is universal and can be used on 2¾″; 3", 3 ½” and 4″ corner posts. It is easily sized by snipping or breaking off sections with side cutters or pliers.
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FOR 3½” CORNER POST
For 3½” corner post, cut or snip off the YELLOW legs and yellow base sections.
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FOR 3” CORNER POST
For 3” corner post, cut or snip off the GREEN legs and green base sections
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FOR 2¾” CORNER POST
For 2¾” corner post, remove the YELLOW and GREEN sections and then snip off the small RED base sections and inner tab only
CAUTION: PROPERLY DISCARD All pieces and sections removed for installation. Do not leave trimmed pieces laying on the ground, where they are accessible to small children and pets!
FIRST MEASURE THE OUTSIDE CORNER POST
Measure the outside corner post for your Kritter Cap® It's simple to do.
Measure the outside corner post for your Kritter Cap® It's simple to do.
USE A MIRROR TO CHECK FOR GAPS AND VOIDS
Before installation of the Kritter Cap®, use a small mirror and check for gaps and voids that need to be filled. Tabs can usually be left on and the corner insert just pushed up to the top of the foundation.
If this is hard to do, break off tabs that are not needed before installation of the Kritter Cap®. Check with mirror again after installing corner insert to be sure the Kritter Cap® closed the gaps.
CORNER GAPS and
CHECKING KRITTER CAP INSTALLATION®
This photo shows the gap that is created when the home builder does not overlap one end of the plywood sheathing to give a square corner.
This gap can be ½ to 2 inches in length. These are the gaps that the INSIDE FILLER TABS on the SCI-354 Corner Inserts close off and prevent mice and insects from going up inside the corner post.
SIMPLE TO INSTALL
Start one leg of the Kritter Cap® into the corner post fold. Insert the other leg and push the Kritter Cap® up to the top of the foundation. If possible, use a small mirror to see that the Kritter Cap® is closing the gap.
IMPORTANT: For best results, you'll want to push up Kritter Cap® into the corner post fold 4-6 inches AT LEAST to the top of the foundation level.
CAUTION: PROPERLY DISCARD All pieces and sections removed for installation. Do not leave trimmed pieces laying on the ground, where they are accessible to small children and pets!
