X-10
INSTALLATION SEQUENCE AT A GLANCE
1.
Unload basic tools
, tape measures, baseplates, stake drivers, and stakes.
(Note: If this is a certified installation,
concrete footings & anchor bolts should be in place and cured prior to installation day.)
2
.
Layout footprint
pattern, and decide direction beams will be raised. Note that the first beam to be raised will
receive
the
end beam bolt assemblies
mentioned in the detailed instructions. Also, install wing eave brackets and
end upright brackets on end beams, as necessary for your building configuration.
3
.
Position baseplates and drive stakes
, first on one side of the structure, then on the other. While this is happening,
unload eave bars, ground bars, installation kit and cross-cables along the outsides of the footprint area in their
approximate assembly locations..
4
.
Unload beam components
, pinning base columns to baseplates on the side where stakes are first being driven,
then assembling beam parts, building toward the side where stakes are yet to be driven.
5
.
As stakes are driven in the far side baseplates,
complete each beam
by pinning it to the second baseplate, until all
beams are installed flat on the ground.
6.
Beginning with the 2nd beam to be raised,
install fixed ends of SpanLatch™ purlins
to all but the first beam
to be raised. Do not install double latching eave purlins at this time.
7
.
On the 2nd beam and the last beam,
install quick-connect cross-cabling
according to their correct color-code
pattern, letting turnbuckle ends trail to the ground in the direction of the first beam to be raised.
8
.
Assemble the gin pole
with the cable hooks and harnesses and double eye fitting from the installation kit.
Lay diagonal braces at sides of first bay and have Purlin Tools in a ready location. Position workers carefully on pull
ropes and safety ropes according to detailed instructions given in this manual.
9.
Pivot first beam
to vertical and stabilize it quickly with the diagonal braces provided.
10
.
Reposition gin pole and
raise second beam
. Stabilize second beam by engaging SpanLatch™ purlins between
first and second beams. When second beam is stable, divide crew so that half reposition the gin pole for the
third beam and half
attach double latch eave purlins and cross-cabling in the first bay
. Connect all cross-
cabling loose. Then tighten cross-cabling, starting at ground level and working upward to align beams vertically (or to
right angles with the anchoring surface).
11
.
Raise all beams
. Connect all purlins and attach and tighten cross-cabling in the last bay.
12
.
While some of crew
positions fabric bundles
between beams at the
downwind
side of the structure, others
disassemble the gin pole and build it into the structure along with the other end uprights. Install end and wing
eave bars at this time, but do not install mid eave bars until mid panels are installed, except in any bay where an
adapter wall is to be used. Install eave bars so the fabric notch is to the inside of unit.
13
.
Using the Purlin Tool (pole), hang fabric hooks and harnesses to purlin holes on far side of the apex in first bay.
Pull first mid panel
to just beyond the apex, then drop fabric hooks back to ground level and finish installing the mid
panel. Do not tension mid until eave bars
and
the adjacent mid panel have been installed.
14.
Install all mid panels
and tuck their tails. In each bay, install eave bars
before
mid panel is tensioned. Then attach
ratchet and hook assemblies to baseplates and tension mid panels.
Note
: where adapter walls are to be used,
install
the adapter wall before mid panel is fully installed or tensioned
.
15
.
Using Purlin Tools (poles),
install 2-pc gabled end panels
(half from one side, half from the other) and lace
down the center and tension. For 40’or 50’ spans, consult page X-3 appendix for end center bar installation.
16
.
Install 2-pc mid walls, 2-pc end walls and 1-pc wing walls
. Note: it may be easier to install the wall ground bars
in 2-pc walls before the wall has been completely laced down its center.
Alternative
methods could be to install purlins as each beam joint is formed and to install mid panels as each bay of the beam
system is completed. Each crew may have its own preferred variations on this sequence.
