CLEARSPAN
™
GARAGES & STORAGE SHEDS
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Revision date: 06.11.08
FRAME ASSEMBLY
Gather the Parts
• All Rafter Assemblies
• Pipe 1.315" x 75" Swaged 17GA
• Pipe 1.315" x XX" Plain 17GA
• Strut 5'
• Band Clamps (#QH1400)
Frame Assembly Procedure:
1. Stand one end rafter (one with the end clamps
attached) and brace it in place as shown below. Check
that the rafter is standing up straight (plumb). Position
the bolt side of end clamp to the inside of the frame
2. Insert the plain end of one 75" purlin pipe into each end
clamp at the bottom of the end rafter.
CAUTION:
To prevent cover damage, the ends of the
purlins should extend no more than ½" past the end
clamp. The bolt side of the end clamps must go toward
the “inside” of the shelter (the same side as the purlin)
as shown below.
3. Position an inside rafter from the end rafter using an
on-center, rafter-to-rafter spacing of 4'. (Another person
is required to hold the rafter in position.)
4. Install a cross connector and insert the purlin pipe
through the connector at the top of the interior rafter
and also through the end clamp at the top of the end
rafter.
5. Verify that both rafters are plumb and properly spaced
(4' on center).
Inside of
shelter
1/2"
4'
center-to-center
4'
center-to-center
6. Tighten the cross connector at the top of the interior
rafter and tighten the end clamp at the top of the end
rafter.