CLEARSPAN
™
GARAGES & STORAGE SHEDS
8
Revision date: 06.11.08
FRAME ASSEMBLY
Gather the parts:
• All rafter assemblies
• Pipe 1.315" x 75" swaged
• Pipe 1.315" x XX" plain
• Strut 5' and band clamps
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 near 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. Slide a band clamp onto
each leg of an inside rafter.
Make sure the heads of the band clamp bolts are
toward the outside of the shelter.
4. Position the inside rafter from the end rafter using the
on-center, rafter-to-rafter spacing for your building as
shown in the chart below. (Another person is required
to hold the rafter in position.)
6. Verify that both rafters are plumb and properly spaced
using the spacing from the above chart.
7. Tighten the cross connector at the top of the interior
rafter and tighten the end rafter end clamp.
8. Move to the lower end of the rafters and position the
purlin 4"-6" up from the finished grade. See insert
below.
9. Install the remaining purlins. Verify that the proper
on-center rafter spacing is maintained and tighten the
connectors.
5. Place a cross connector at the top of the inside rafter
and insert a purlin pipe through the connector and
through the end clamp at the top of the end rafter.
center-to-center
4"-6"
center-to-center
SKU #
Rafter Spacing
PB00562R3S
36"
PB00564R3S
37-5/16"
PB00566R3S
36"
PB00562R4S
48"
PB00564R4S
48"
PB00566R4S
48"
ATTENTION:
Verify that you
have selected
the correct
spacing for
your shelter.
1/2"
End Rafter
Purlin
End Clamp
