SOLAR STAR
™
GREENHOUSES
14
Revision date: 04.13.11
Secure the base tube between the legs of the end
4.
rafter using a angle bracket and Tek screws.
END WALL INSTALLATION (continued)
On the base tube surface facing the inside of the
5.
greenhouse, install a short Tek screw at each joint and
then locate and mark the center of the base tube.
Measure the width of the door that shipped with your
6.
greenhouse. Mark lines accordingly to determine the
position of the vertical frame tubes.
Place the band clamps on the end rafter above the
7.
measured lines as shown below. DO NOT TIGHTEN
THE BOLTS AT THIS TIME.
The bracket shown in this
diagram can be installed with
either its short section (as
shown) or the long section
attached to the ground post.
Baseboard is not shown.
Base Tube
Ground
Post
Measure the distance
9.
between the top of the base tube
and band clamp (Step 7)
to determine the length of the
vertical section of the door frame tube.
On this frame tube, mark the length determined in Step
10.
9 (above) and
subtract the amount needed to account
for the square-to-round tube connect bracket
, which is
attached to the top of the frame tube. See the diagram
that follows. Cut the tube accordingly
at the swaged
end
to fit.
Select a square-to-round tube connect bracket and
11.
attach the bracket to one end of the vertical frame
member. Use a 5/16" drill bit to drill a hole through the
tube and attach the bracket to the tube using a nut and
carriage bolt.
Repeat Steps 9-11 for the remaining vertical frame
12.
member for the door.
With the square-to-round tube connect bracket
13.
attached to the top of each vertical door frame tube,
use the bolt in the band clamp to attach the bracket to
the band clamp. DO NOT TIGHTEN AT THIS TIME.
NOTE:
The heads of the bolts for each clamp are to the
outside (or front/back) of the greenhouse. At this point,
the two vertical door frame members should be loosely
attached to the end rafter assembly.
End Rafter
Square-to-
Round Tube
Connect
Bracket
Front (or outside)
of the greenhouse
Vertical Door
Frame Tube
Select the tubing for the two vertical frame tubes for the
8.
sides of the door. Each support includes one (1) long
99" section of square tubing (#102897 swaged end)
and one (1) square-to-round tube bracket (#104074)
Mark lines.
Width of
door
center