CLEARSPAN
™
GARAGES
12
Revision date: 09.14.10
Assemble the Frame
1. Carefully stand the
first end rafter
and place the leg
pipes on the first set of rafter feet on the base rails.
FRAME ASSEMBLY
The following instructions assume the rafter feet (105088)
are properly spaced on the base rails as previously
instructed and that the site is level.
ATTENTION:
If the site is not level as recommended, level
the site before continuing. The frame will not assemble
properly without a level side.
Tools needed:
• Tape Measure and power driver for Tek screws
Gather the parts:
• Rafter assemblies and assembled base rails
• 1.315" x 75" swaged pipe (#131S075) for purlins
• 1.315" x XX" plain pipe (#131P0XX) for purlins
• Tek screws and magnetic nut setter 3/8'' x 2-9/16"
2. Anchor the first rafter with ropes or other temporary
bracing.
Verify that the rafter is plumb (straight).
NOTE:
In the diagram (left column), ropes (identified by
black lines) are used to temporarily anchor the rafter in
place.
Frame shown may differ from actual frame.
For this first end rafter, all temporary bracing
must
remain
in place until other rafters are set and attached
to the first rafter and each other.
3. Secure the rafter leg tubes to each 105088 fitting using
two Tek screws. Position the screws so they "drill" into
the 105088 fittings that are secured to the base rail.
End rafter as seen from
inside the frame.
105086
NOTE:
To protect the cover or end panels (if equipped),
position the 105086 bracket toward the
inside of the
frame
as shown above when setting the 2 end rafters.
4. Carefully position the
first interior rafter
in place and
secure the leg pipes to the rafter feet on the base rails
as previously described.
5. As the second rafter is steadied, take one section of
75" pipe (131S075) and insert the tapered end through
one of the pipe straps attached to the
underside of the
end rafter
.
6. Guide the tapered end through the pipe strap located in
the
same position on the second rafter
.
7. Move to the end rafter and align the plain end of the
purlin pipe flush with (or slightly past) the outside edge
of the pipe strap as shown below.
Do not install Tek screws
through the rafter pipe
into this "open" section of
the 105088 1-way square
tube fitting.
8. Tighten the pipe strap Tek screws and secure the pipe
to the strap using a Tek screw.
NOTE:
To prevent end panel or cover damage if
equipped, do not allow the purlin to extend beyond the
end rafter.
Tek screw
Outside face of
the End Rafter
