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DIRECTIONS FOR SQUARING THE TENT
1. USE A TAPE MEASURE TO MARK THE ENDS OF A LINE FOR ONE END (“A” TO “B” ABOVE) EQUAL TO THE EXACT WIDTH OF THE UNIT. NOTE: FOR EASIER
INSTALLATION, MARK THE WIDTH FROM STAKE HOLE TO STAKE HOLE OF THE BASEPLATES, AS SHOWN IN BELOW CHART.
2. HOLD THE “0” END OF ONE TAPE AT POINT “A” AND THE “0” END OF ANOTHER TAPE AT POINT “B”.
3. EXTEND THE FIRST TAPE ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE UNIT TO A MEASUREMENT EQUAL TO THE EXACT LENGTH OF THE TENT.
4. CONSULT THE CHART BELOW TO FIND THE DIAGONAL FOR THE TENT YOU ARE BUILDING.
5. EXTEND THE SECOND TAPE TO A MEASUREMENT EXACTLY EQUAL TO THIS DIAGONAL.
6. BRING THE TWO TAPES TOGETHER SO THAT THE LENGTH MEASUREMENT OF ONE LIES DIRECTLY ON THE DIAGONAL MEASUREMENT OF THE OTHER. PULL
THE TAPES TIGHT AND MARK THEIR INTERSECTION. THIS WILL LOCATE A FAR CORNER (POINT “D” ABOVE).
7. SWITCH TAPES SO THAT TAPE 1 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE DIAGONAL AND TAPE 2 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE LENGTH. THIS WILL LOCATE POINT “C” ABOVE.
8. WITH THE FOUR PRIMARY CORNERS LOCATED, LAY OUT BASEPLATES AND UPRIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF BEAMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
BUILDING UNIT. MEASUREMENTS GIVEN ARE TO THE CENTER OF THE STAKE HOLE OF EACH PLATE.
LENGTH OF TENT
DIAGONALS FOR SQUARING FOOTPRINT
DIAGONAL SHOWN IN FEET-INCHES (TO NEAREST INCH) - - TO CENTERS OF STAKE HOLES.
WIDTH OF TENT
WIDTH OF TENT
LENGTH OF TENT
SQUARING THE TENT - FOOTPRINT LAYOUT
LOCATING
THE FOUR
PRIMARY
CORNERS
DIAGONAL
A
B
C
D
(
STAKE HOLE TO
STAKE HOLE)
DIAGONALS MEASURED TO
CENTER OF BASE PLATE
STAKE HOLES.
BASE PLATE
