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	INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1.	Cut out slots into horizontal mortar joint to specified depth and at required vertical spacing.
2.	Blow out slots and thoroughly flush with water.
3.	With the aid of a resin gun, insert a 10mm bead of PAM Resin into the back of the slot.
4.	Push the PAM-Bar into the resin until a good coverage is achieved.
5.	Insert a second 10mm bead of PAM Resin over the exposed PAM-Bar and iron into slot using a finger trowel.
6.	When PAM Resin has set, repoint joint to match existing mortar joint.
	INSTALLATION NOTES
	UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE TO BE USED:
a.	The depth of slot to be 40mm
b.	Normal vertical spacing of crack stitches is 225mm (3 brick courses).
c.	PAM Bars are to extend a minimum of 500mm each side of crack.
d.	Where a crack is within 500mm of the end of a wall (as shown by 'A' above) the PAM-Bar is to be continued for at least 100mm around the corner.
e.	Where a crack is within 500mm of an opening (as shown by 'B' above) the PAM-Bar is to be bent back and fixed into the reveal.

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