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Installation Guide Prep List

This installaon guide is intended to provide simple instrucons for installing the LiveWall® system. It breaks

down the tools needed, the components required (and where they are to be sourced), and demonstrates thedesign process in a straight forward, step by step manner.

Tools for Installation (Furnished by Installer)

Drill/Driver

Drill Bits

Hex Driver

Tape Measure

Laser or Bubble Level

Plumb Bob and Chalk Line

Ladder

Chop Saw with Carbide Blade for Cutting AluminumAllen Wrenches

Spring Clamps

Hole Saw and Wrenches for Drain Pipe Assembly

Components Furnished by Installer

Electrical Wire For Connecting Irrigation Valves

Wall Anchors To Afx VertiRails™ to Wall

Perimeter Facing Material (Wood or Metal) For HideAway™ Irrigation Chase

Irrigation Pipe and Water FeedTo Connect to Irrigation Valves (System terminates in 1”MIPT)

Self drains or Blow-out Valve For Winterization

Backow Preventer To Meet Irrigation Code

Components Furnished with LiveWall Order...Be Sure to Specify Quantities

VertiRails Co-Engineered Furring Brackets

Nylon Washer/Shims If Connecting VertiRail to Metal or Step-Sided Siding

RainRails™To Hold the WallTer™ Wall Planters and Serveas Irrigation Conduits

2 GapTools® For Correct Spacing of RainRails

RainRail Fasteners To Mount RainRails to VertiRails

SlipFit Couplers To Connect RainRails in End to End Fashion

SlipFit End ConnectorsTo Connect RainRails to Irrigation Feed or to Terminate

RainRail When Capped

S.S. Set Screw Set Screw for SlipSeal Couplers, and SlipSeal Connectors

Irrigation Nozzles- Specify Size To Install into RainRails

Teon® Tape For Wrapping Irrigation Nozzles

HideAway Brackets For Irrigation Chase Concealment

WallTer Wall Planters (16” and 8" length) For Holding Planted WallTerInserts

Walter Limiting Fasteners Limiting Screw for WallTer Wall Planters

WindClips™ If Specied for WallTer Wind Stabilization

WallTer Inserts (16” and 8” length) For Holding Soil/Plant Materials

LiveSoil™ Brand Soil (Specic to Plant Types) To Provide Optimal Growing Medium

LiveWall Plants For Use as Aesthetic and/or Culinary Accents



How long does it taketo install LiveWall?

Our me studies indicate that it takes about 8

man hours to eciently install a secon that is 8’ x 8’.

This equates to 3/10 (.3) man hour per square foot.It will be somewhat greater for smaller

applicaons and less for larger applicaons.

To minimize installaon me, please familiarize yourself

with the installaon instruconal video on

LiveWall.com and our printed installaon guide.

How much does a

LiveWall cost?The costs that go into a LiveWall are infrastructure (WallTers,

VerRails, RainRails, irrigaon components, fasteners, etc.),

planted WallTer liners, taxes, labor, rental of scissors jack (if a

ladder won’t suce), and a fair prot for the installer.

The cost will vary with the scale of the project (bigger costs

less, small costs more (per square foot), ease of access, and

complexity of the project. When we add this all up, we project

the Installed Cost will fall within the range of $ 110.00-125.00/sf

(U.S. currency).



• Use a laser or bubble level, plum bob and tape measure to properly measure and insure that the VerRail

™

aluminum furring tracks are set vercally, plumb, and correctly spaced no more than 24 inches on center in

accord with your design.

• Align, then drive top and boom anchors, then all other anchors. Provide a minimum of one anchor per 12

vercal inches to a solid, strong anchor point.

Step 1 Installation

Furring Tracks

24" o.c.Maximum

Spacing

Fasteners notto exceed 12" o.c.



• For metal walls, install nylon washer/shims between wall and VerRails™

to prevent galvanic reacon.

• Shimming may be needed to insure that VerRails sit ush against solid backing if wall surface is stair-

stepped such as lapped siding

Step 1A Installation

Fasteners

(by Installer)

backed by

Nylon Washer/Shims

Exterior-Cladding

(Steel Siding)

3/16" Pre-Punched

Holes at 1" o.c.

Fasteners

(by Installer)

backed with

Nylon Washer/Shims

Exterior-Cladding

(Lapped Siding)

3/16" Pre-Punched

Holes at 1" o.c.

Furring Track Furring Track

Nylon Washer/Shims

Metal Wall Applicaon Step Sided Applicaon



• Aer installing VerRail,™

use measuring equipment and level or chalk line to mark the locaon (horizontally)for the GuerRail.™

• Next, drill 17/64” pilot holes to aach the H-Rail to the VerRail™ furring tracks. Then, using provided self

tapping screws, securely aach the H-Rail to the VerRail furring tracks at every point where they interface.

If desired a 3/16” pilot hole can be drilled into the VerRail for ease of fastening.

Step 2 H-Rail Installation

H-Rail

Furring Tracks



• Once the H-Rail™

is set and fastened to the VerRail™

furring track, use the provided GapTools™

to properlyspace and align all rows of RainRail,™ working from boom to top.

• As with the H-Rail, drill pilot holes in the RainRails and aach them to the VerRail furring tracks with the

provided fasteners.

• Be sure to install irrigaon infrastructure and chase brackets as you work vercally with RainRails.

Step 3 & Irrigation Installation

Furring Tracks

H-Rail



8' Section

64' Section showing how one valve can supply up to 64’ of RainRail.

Step 3A & Irrigation Installation

Irrigaon

infrastructure

(ngs & lateral

irrigaon line)

H-Rail

H-Rail

Irrigaon

Infrastructure

(valves, ngs,

& lateral lines)

LiveWall irrigaon

feed starts with 1”

male internaonal

pipe thread (MIPT).

in 8' lengths

Be sure to verify irrigaon valve clearance prior to assembly.

Contractor supplies and con

mainline components



• If the design entails going around windows or other openings in the wall, RainRails™

can be cut to lengths devisableby 16 inches (this is crical as WallTers and irrigaon nozzles are set on 16” spacing).

• RainRail™ secons are interconnected with SlipFit™ couplers.

• LiveWall® SlipFit couplers are tapped into place with an ordinary hammer. They ulize double o-ring

technology for a secure t. Install set screws at RainRail ends where SlipFit couplers and end plug adaptors

are used.

• Set screws provide security against displacement from water pressure.

Aach here rst

SlipFit End Connector

Set Screw

Join s with

SlipFit coupler here.

SlipFit End Connectors

are used at the end

of RainRails and have

a threaded end forconnecng to irrigaon

feed, or alternavely

may be capped to seal

the opposite end of the

RainRail.

H-Rail



Irrigation Nozzle LayoutWhen water is pushed upward, it loses pressure for every foot of distance it is lied. This would normally

cause uneven irrigaon rates. But the soluon is simple with LIveWall; one simply changes to higher precipita-

on rate nozzles (in the RainRails), as you go higher up in the panel.

To illustrate, in these 8’ x 8’ panels (8 rows of RainRails), you would use the .10 gal./min. precipitaon nozzles

(shown in yellow) on the boom two rows, then .15 gal./min. nozzles (shown in green) in the center three

rows, and .20 gal./min. in the top three rows (shown in blue).

Other schemacs illustrate irrigaon nozzle conguraons for 8’ wide applicaons using 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 rows

of RainRail

.20 GPM Nozzle

.15 GPM Nozzle

.10 GPM Nozzle

2 Row Conguraon3 Row Conguraon4 Row Conguraon

8 Row Conguraon 7 Row Conguraon 6 Row Conguraon 5 Row Conguraon

Up to 64’ InLine Conguraon



• Install irrigaon feed and infrastructure including SlipFit™

end connectors; regulators, lters, valves, backowpreventer, sensors, controller, headers, feedlines, ferlizer injector (if desired) and all

other accessories.

• Test irrigaon system to insure that no irrigaon nozzles are obstructed and that all controls are

working properly.

Step 3B & Irrigation Installation

Irrigaon

Infrastructure

(valves, ngs,

lateral line)

2" PVC

mainline

Irrigaon

nozzle test



• Install perimeter HideAway

™

brackets and chase ashing per specicaons.

Step 4 Chase Installation

Bracket

Example

Brackets

covered

trim boa

Facing materialis sourced byinstaller.

7' 2"

Spacing and quanty of HideAway brackets to be sucient to supportfacing and to resist wind. No greater spacing than 24 in. o.c. for basicinstallaon.

8 inch spacing is required

for HideAway Chase when

RainRails are “stacked” and

fed from a single valve such a

illustrated in this diagram.

16 inch spacing is required when irrigaon

feed is at the end of the RainRail such as when

RainRails are used in runs of up to 64 feet.

8”

16”



Repeat with the next®

T

.

• Install all WallTer™

(wall planter) modules per designer specicaon.

• FOR GREATEST EFFICIENCY INSTALL WallTers FROM RIGHT TO LEFT because of the

orientaon of the overlapping lip.

• Install each module top-edge rst, followed by boom edge.

• Slide right to meet adjacent module, then install set screw (provided) in score line toward

top of WallTer module.

Step 5®

T Module Installation

®

T module being

inserted into top slot.

Set screw

®

T module being

dropped into boom rail

and secured with

provided set screw.



Step 5A®


Normally the top row is

installed rst beginning with

a 16" long WallTer™ module

on the right hand side. All

following modules in the

rst row are

16” modules.

This is followed by a series of 16" modules, and ends

with another 8" module. The second row is installed

beginning with an 8” long WallTer module on the right

hand side.



The third row is just like the rst. Then the paern

is repeated. This gives it a staggered brick-like

appearance.

Step 5B®




• Install Pre-planted WallTer™

Liners into the WallTerwall planters according to specied design.

• Run irrigaon system for a couple of minutes to sele

soil and prevent the plant material from wilng.

• Set controller to recommended irrigaon schedule.

See step 7.

Step 6 Plant Installation & Watering

8" long®

T insert

16" long®

T insert

See following page Step 7 for

irrigaon guideline.



You will be amazed at how lile irrigaon your system will require – in most cases only 1 or 2 minutes per day is

required. However, regardless of which plants are used in your LiveWall system, they will require regular watering

during the growing season.

The appropriate amount of irrigaon to apply is just enough, in respect to frequency and duraon, to keep your

plants in a healthy non wilted condion throughout the day.

In a perfect world, irrigaon would be applied just before the soil begins to dry out, before the plants begin to wilt–

and just enough water would be applied so as to moisten the soil, but not so much as to cause any runo from the

system. This implies a dierent irrigaon regimen from season to season (to adjust for temperature and day length

variaons), and varies with the soil and plant material as well as condions such as sunny vs. cloudy, windy vs. calm,

humid vs. dry, north vs. south facing, and latude because it aects the angle of the sun.

Naturally, the weather condions are not stac, so the concept of applying the perfect amount of irrigaon every

day is like playing your best round of golf each me you play; it’s the objecve, but not the reality.

Despite the challenges of applying the perfect amount of irrigaon, doing it eecvely is relavely simple and

there are two ways to go about making this happen.

Step 7 Irrigation Controls and Settings

Suggested Approximate Irrigation Times for LiveWallBased Upon Daily Average High Temperature, Direction of Wall, and Plant Maturity

Avg Daily High Temp Wall Direction and Maturity of Plants

North East West South

Blow-Out System with 20psi Compressed Air

and Deactivated/Removed for Winter30˚

System is Run Only as Needed, then Blown-Out Afterward

40˚

70˚

50˚

80˚

60˚

+90˚

New Plants

Every 6 or 7 days

at 1:00pm for 1 minute

Mature Plants

Every 5 or 6 days


New Plants

Every 6 or 7 days


Mature Plants

Every 5 or 6 days


New PlantsEvery 5 or 6 days


Mature Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


New PlantsEvery 5 or 6 days


Mature Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


New Plants

Every 5 or 6 days


Mature Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


New Plants

Every 5 or 6 days


Mature Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


New Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


Mature Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


New Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


Mature Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


New Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


Mature Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


New Plants

Every 4 or 5 days


Mature Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


New Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


Mature Plants

Every day or two


New Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


Mature Plants

Every day or two

at 1:00pm

for 1 to 2 minutes

New Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


Mature Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


New Plants

Every 3 or 4 days


Mature Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


New Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


Mature Plants

Every day

at 1:00pm

for 1 to 2 minutes

New Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


Mature Plants

Every day or two

at 1:00pm

for 2 to 3 minutes

New Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


Mature Plants

Every day or two

at 1:00pm

for 1 to 2 minutes

New Plants

Every 2 or 3 days


Mature Plants

Every day or two

at 1:00pm

for 1 to 2 minutes

New Plants

Every dayat 1:00pm for 2-5 minutes

Mature Plants

Every day

at 1:00pm

for 2 to 3 minutes

New Plants

Every day


Mature Plants

Every day

at 1:00pm

for 3 to 4 minutes

Note: Walls running on hose timers do not need to be blown-out. Simply disconnect

the hose when temperatures fall below freezing.



Method # 1. Observe and Adjust Seasonally.

One way to determine the correct irrigaon run me is to visually monitor the plants and soil, then adjust the run me

and frequency (of the electronic controller) for your current seasonal weather condions. This is a simple process and

goes something like this:

Cold Climate: In a northern climate, such as Michigan, New York, Ontario, or Minnesota, the plants begin

growing in mid to late April, so that’s when irrigaon should typically begin. In April the days are cool

and relavely short, so start with a run me of 1 minute per day, or every other day for succulent plants.

Schedule it to turn on at 1:00 PM. Then check the soil the next day at 12:00 noon, to insure that there

is some moisture le from the previous day. If the soil is dry and there are signs of wilng, adjust the

irrigaon run me to 2 minutes, and if the soil is well saturated, keep at 1 minute. With each irrigaon

event, ideally the soil will be completely remoistened, but with very lile runo. There is no benet to

applying more water than needed to simply remoisten the soil. In fact, too much water leads to loss of

ferlity, and can trigger diseases such as root rot.

Moderate Climate: In moderate climates such as Oregon, Tennessee, or Virginia conduct the same regimenas for cold climates, but begin in mid March, so as to coincide with the spring growth ush.

Warm Climates: In warm climates such as Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and northern California,

move the meframe up to early March and follow the same regimen as for cold climates. Also, consider a

longer inial run me, such as 2 minutes.

Hot Climates: In places like southern California and Florida, you will have been irrigang during the winter

months, perhaps for 1 minute every day or two, so there will be no need for a springme “start up” of

irrigaon. However, the spring growth ush will cause the plants to consume more water and you will likely

have to increase your run me vs. the run me of the winter months.

Succulent Plants and Shade Grown Plants Will Require Less Water.

Succulents or plants grown in shady sengs may not require watering every day. In some cases every

other day or every third day may suce. Remember, in a perfect world irrigaon will be applied just before

a plant starts to run out of moisture.

Complete season-by-season Maintenance Guide

available online at LiveWall.com

Method # 2. Automatic Irrigation via Electronic Moisture Sensor.

The automated way of irrigang involves using an electronic moisture sensor in conjuncon with your electronic

controller. When the soil becomes dry, the electronic sensor (which is inserted in the soil)

tells the controller that it is me to water.

Even though electronic sensors will “do the work for you”, like any electronic device they are not foolproof, and should

not replace regular inspecons of the plants and soil. If you noce that the plants are wilng or the soil is too dry or too

wet, then check your sensor probe and adjust its calibraon.



LiveWall®,LLC Disclaimer/Limitation

of Remedies and Liability for theLiveWall Modular Green Wall System

This disclaimer/limitaon of remedies and liability applies to all

LiveWall modules manufactured and sold by LiveWall, LLC under

the name of LiveWall. No person represenng or purporng to

represent LiveWall, LLC shall be entled to waive or vary the

terms set forth herein, and any aempt to do so shall be void and

of no eect.

Warranty

The LiveWall module is warranted against material defects and

photo degradaon for 10 years from the date of installaon. The

RainRail™ mounng bracket is warranted against material defects

for 10 years from date of installaon.

The color of WallTer planters MAY lighten with exposure to U.V.

just as any other such siding material.

Suitability/Particular Applications

Because LiveWall, LLC does not have control over each parcular

applicaon of its products, LiveWall makes no warranes express

or implied related to the tness of LiveWall products for

parcular applicaons and or purposes. It is the responsibility

of the user to determine whether the product is suited to a

parcular purpose or applicaon, and LiveWall, LLC recommendsconsultaon with a competent architect or engineer to determine

if the LiveWall system is suitable for parcular condions related

to but not limited to wall design, sun/shade orientaon, potenal

of wind damage, and propensity for mold/mildew. LiveWall

does not assume any liability for damage or injury resulng

from components of the LiveWall system falling or dislodging

from an installaon, for mold or mildew, or from injury due to

anyone climbing upon the LiveWall system. Likewise the LiveWall

system is not intended to be climbed upon, and LiveWall, LLC

specically discourages such use.

LiveWall, LLC makes no warranty that products installed byinstallers have been installed properly or in accordance with

LiveWall standardized installaon procedures. Any warranes for

product installaon and related work, are available solely from

the actual installer.

Vegetated walls typically keep wall membranes weer than

tradional walls. This is an important consideraon when

determining what type of membrane and bonding agent/method

to use. The choice of waterproong system (membrane or

otherwise) and bonding method should be pre-approved with

the manufacturer to ensure that it is suited for use in conjuncon

with the LiveWall system. LiveWall accepts no liability for any

issue related to construcon components, waterproong sys

or bonding methods. The waterproong system manufacture

should always be consulted before applying any type of green

wall system.

Limitation of Remedies and Liability

If the Product is proved to be defecve, the exclusive remedy

LiveWall, LLC’s opon, shall be to refund the purchase price o

the LiveWall® container (exclusive of soil and plant material) o

to mely repair or supply of replacement containers (exclusiv

of soil, plants and shipping charges). LiveWall, LLC shall not

otherwise be

liable for any loss or damages, whether direct, indirect, speciaincidental, punive, or consequenal, regardless

of the legal theory asserted, including negligence, warranty, o

strict liability. If LiveWall, LLC shall elect to repair or replace th

defecve Product, or refund the purchase price (exclusive of

plants and shipping charges), such elecon shall not be deem

an admission of liability. Any lawsuit or legal acon against

LiveWall, LLC with regard to Product must be brought in Oa

County, Michigan, and Michigan law shall apply to all proceed

Plant Grades and Standards

The LiveWall system is intended to be delivered in conjunco

with empty or vegetated WallTer™ Inserts.

The plants are to be an assortment of plants that is suitable f

the intended purpose. They may be annuals, perennials, long

lived succulents, herbs, vegetables, medicinals, or tropical pla

Any warranty for vegetaon must come from the local LiveRo

Grower/Distributor or maintenance provider. Any such warra

may vary from grower to grower (independent of LiveWall, LL

Typically plant warranes from growers are associated with

addional charges and

the adherence to and documentaon of specic maintenanc

pracces.

The LiveWall system is intended to be supplied with LiveWall’

LiveSoil™ engineered soil, in accord with established specica

Signicant deviaon from such specicaons may result in

subopmal performance, and resultant performance is solely

responsibility of the system owner. LiveWall reserves the righ

modify its soil formulaons, formulate by subcontractor, or a

formulaons regionally based upon climate, water quality, co

and regionally available materials.

Warranty and Disclaimer


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