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Selecting and Preparing Your Site:
Before assembly, you will want to decide on a
location for your unit. The best location is a level area with good drainage.
•Allow enough working space for ease of moving parts into position during assembly.
•Before you begin the fi rst steps in assembling your parts, a foundation should be constructed
and an anchoring system should be ready to use.
Watch the Weather:
Be sure the day you select to install your unit is dry and calm.
Do not attempt to assemble your unit on a windy day. Be careful on wet or muddy ground.
Teamwork:
Two or more people should work together to assemble your unit. One person
can position parts or panels while the other is able to handle the fasteners and the tools.
Tools and Materials:
These are some basic tools and materials you will need for the
construction of your unit. Decide which method of anchoring and the type of foundation
you wish to use in order to form a complete list of the materials you will need.
Foundation Preparation
• Hammer and Nails
• Spade or Shovel
• Hand Saw / Power Saw
• Lumber and/or Concrete
Optional Time-Savers
• Wrench / Nut Driver
• Electric / Cordless Drill
• Square
• String
(for squaring frame)
Required
• Work Gloves
• Step Ladder
• Utility Knife / Scissors
• Pliers
• Carpenter's Level
• Tape Measure
Required
• Eye Goggles
• No. 2 Phillips Screwdriver
(With Hardened Magnetic Tip)
Note: A power screwdriver or vari-
able speed drill with Phillips-tip
attachment can speed assembly by
as much as 40%.
PLAN AHEAD....
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