CLEARSPAN
™
GREENHOUSES
20
Revision date: 10.03.14
Complete the following general steps to install the end wall
panels.
1. Consult the panel location diagrams, select one
polycarbonate panel, begin at the edge of the opening
for the door, and work to the outside edge of the end
wall.
See the X in the diagram below for the first panel.
END PANEL INSTALLATION (continued)
Mark UV Side
X
NOTE:
Remove the protective film. When needed, an
upper panel is cut to length
after
attaching it to the end
wall frame and rafter.
Always remove the protective film and mark and install
the UV-protected side to the outside of the greenhouse.
Photo shows Tek screw
and washer installed to
horizontal framing. Tek
screws and washers
are also used to secure
panels to the vertical
end framing.
H-channel
Installed End
Panels with
H-channel
DO NOT USE
WASHERS WHEN
SECURING THE
H-CHANNEL TO THE
END WALL FRAMING.
2. Apply white vent tape to the bottom of the lower panel
and then install the aluminum U-channel profile to the
edge of the panel adjacent to the door as shown on the
Polycarbonate Panels diagram.
EXCESS
Trimmed &
use here
Dashed line and small arrows (above) show where to
install the white vent tape. Do not install tape in any
other location on any other end panels.
X
Place the panel in position, attach it to the end wall
framing using Neo-bonded washers and the long Tek
screws. Space the screws evenly at 16" when securing
the panels.
Panel
Center
of tube
4' x 12' Panel
Not to scale.
The dotted line shows the location of the edge of the
first polycarbonate panel.
3. With the panel secured in place, cut it to the proper
size using the rafter as a guide.
NOTE:
DO NOT
damage the part of the polycarbonate
panel removed during the cutting of the panel. That
portion is used to cover the small area above the door.
The H-channel can be installed before the panel is
attached to the framing or after securing the panel to
the frame.
DO NOT install profile on the bottom of the end wall
panels.
These edges are sealed with the white vent
tape.
NOTE:
Tuck panel behind channel of the door frame.
Align the edge of the panel adjacent to the door with
the center of the vertical end wall frame tube that
frames the door.
