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Each Western Excelsior RECP is installed with a product-specific stapling pattern. The general guidelines are similar, however, for all RECPs. The general procedures are as follows.

Step 1 - Site Preparation Prepare site to design profile and grade. Remove debris, rocks, clods, etc.. Ground surface should be smooth prior to installation to ensure blanket remains in contact with slope. Step 2 - Seeding Seeding of site should be conducted to design requirements or to follow local or state seeding requirements as necessary. Step 3 - Staple Selection At a minimum, 6" long by 1" crown, 11 gauge staples are to be used to secure the blanket to the ground surface. Installation in rocky, sandy or other loose soil may require longer staples. Step 4 - Excavate Anchor Trench and Secure Blanket Excavate a trench along the top of the slope to secure the upstream end of the blanket. The trench should run along the length of the installation, be 6" wide and 6" deep. Staple blanket along bottom of trench, fill with compacted soil, overlap blanket towards toe of slope and secure with row of staples (shown in Figures A, B and D). Step 5 - Secure Body of Blanket Roll blanket down slope from anchor trench. Staple body of blanket following the pattern shown in Figure D. Leave end of blanket unstapled to allow for overlap shown in Figure E. Place downstream blanket underneath upstream blanket to from shingle pattern. Staple seam as shown in Figure D. Secure downstream blanket with stapling pattern shown in Figure C. Stapling pattern shown in Figure C reflects minimum staples to be used. More staples may be required to ensure blanket is sufficiently secured to resist mowers and foot traffic and to ensure blanket is in contact with soil surface over the entire area of blanket. Step 6 - Continue Along Slope - Complete Installation Overlap adjacent blankets as shown in Figure F and repeat Step 5. Secure toe of slope using stapling pattern shown in Figure D. Secure edges of installation by stapling at 1.0' intervals along the terminal edge.

Step 1 - Site Preparation Prepare site to design profile and grade. Remove debris, rocks, clods, etc.. Ground surface should be smooth prior to installation to ensure blanket remains in contact with slope. Step 2 - Seeding Seeding of site should be conducted to design requirements or to follow local or state seeding requirements as necessary. Step 3 - Staple Selection At a minimum, 6" long by 1" crown, 11 gauge staples are to be used to secure the blanket to the ground surface. Installation in rocky, sandy or other loose soil may require longer staples. Step 4 - Excavate Anchor Trench and Secure Blanket Excavate a trench along the top of the slope to secure the upstream end of the blanket. The trench should run along the length of the installation, be 6" wide and 6" deep. Staple blanket along bottom of trench, fill with compacted soil, overlap blanket towards toe of slope and secure with row of staples (shown in Figures A, B and D). Step 5 - Secure Body of Blanket Roll blanket down slope from anchor trench. Staple body of blanket following the pattern shown in Figure C. Leave end of blanket unstapled to allow for overlap shown in Figure E. Place downstream blanket underneath upstream blanket to from shingle pattern. Staple seam as shown in Figure D. Secure downstream blanket with stapling pattern shown in Figure C. Stapling pattern shown in Figure C reflects minimum staples to be used. More staples may be required to ensure blanket is sufficiently secured to resist mowers and foot traffic and to ensure blanket is in contact with soil surface over the entire area of blanket. Step 6 - Continue Along Slope - Complete Installation Overlap adjacent blankets as shown in Figure F and repeat Step 5. Secure toe of slope using stapling pattern shown in Figure D. Secure edges of installation by stapling at 1.0' intervals along the terminal edge. Choose product Excel R-1 Excel R-2 Excel S-1 Excel S-2 Excel SR-1 Excel SS-2 Excel Tackmats Excel Tackmatx Excel CS-3 Excel CC-4 Excel SD-3 Excel PP5-8 Excel PP5-10 Excel PP5-12 Excel PP5-Heavy Duty Excel PP5-Xtreme Xtreme Armor System Aspen Excelsior Logs Excel Straw Logs 100% Aspen Mulch Aspen Turbo Mulch Choose file View R-1 pdf Download R-1 dwg

Western Excelsior has developed a state-of-the-practice design program that is available here. Excel Erosion Design (EED) allows for the prediction of performance for on-site conditions and product selection. EED has been designed to allow for simple or complete analysis and provides a menu of options for the user to choose from to match the unique product features to the risk profile and in-situ conditions of the project. EED is free to use and available exclusively at www.westernexcelsior.com

In order to ensure the proper Western Excelsior product is used on the jobsite, generic specifications are provided here. AutoCad, pdf and CSI formatted specifications are presented in the following table. Within these documents, installation instructions, required material properties and performance equivalencies are outlined.

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