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PREMIUM SOLAR STAR
™
GREENHOUSES
Revision date: 11.04.11
Frame shown may differ in design.
ATTENTION:
Dashed line (above) shows where to
measure from to determine the width between the
rafters for the panels.
Repeat Steps 1-3 to trim and mark another 8' section of
5.
H-channel, move to the adjacent rafter (the first interior
rafter), center, and attach the second section of 8'
H-channel to the rafter
beginning at ground level
.
Using a tape measure, measure the distance between
the installed H-channel sections at each end (top and
bottom).
POLYCARBONATE ROOF PANELS (continued)
Finally, measure at the center position of the
6.
H-channel to confirm the panel width.
Once the panel width needed to finish the first
7.
lower section between the first two rafters has been
measured, take one 4' x 8' polycarbonate panel,
remove the protective film from the UV-protected side,
and mark that side.
X
Mark here
ATTENTION:
Always install the UV-protected surface
of the panel toward the sun.
Remove the protective film from the remaining side of
8.
the panel.
Mark and cut the panel to the width determined in
9.
Steps 6-7.
NOTE:
If the panel is placed on a flat surface to cut,
cover the surface with material that will protect the
polycarbonate panels.
See the photos that follow when cutting the panel to the
proper width.
USE CAUTION! BLADE IS SHARP.