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CLEARSPAN
™
STORAGE MASTER
Revision date: 03.22.19 PB02580R6N1D
FRAME ASSEMBLY (CONTINUED)
1st Interior Rafter
End Rafter
4. Set the second rafter (first inside rafter) in place and
secure it to the rafter feet.
NOTE:
After securing the inside rafter to the rafter feet,
position someone at each leg to stabilize the rafter as
the lift is removed.
5. Place a cross-connector (#102546) over the inside
rafter. See the diagram in Step 6.
Photo to the right
shows purlin
inserted through the
cross-connector at
the top of an interior
rafter.
Sample rafter is
shown. Actual rafter
may differ.
6. Insert the first section of purlin (2 pieces of pipe—
131S075 for the upper two purlins) through the cross-
connector on the inside rafter and the pipe strap on the
end rafter as shown below.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The upper purlins should extend
through the pipe strap of the end rafter by one-half
inch. To prevent cover damage, do not allow the purlin
to extend beyond the end rafter.
7. With the purlins in position, tighten each pipe strap and
secure each purlin in the pipe strap using a Tek screw.
8. Verify that the rafters are plumb and
spaced 6' on-
center
and tighten the cross-connectors (#102546).
NOTE:
Use a hammer to tap the cross-connector and
the purlin to align the purlin as needed.
9. After tightening the cross-connector, install a Tek screw
(FA4482) through the cross-connector and into the
purlin and through the connector and into the rafter.
Purlin
Tek Screw
End Rafter
Purlin
Position the Tek screw so that it will not touch the cover
when it is installed. Frame shown differs from actual
frame.
10. Locate the joint where the two purlin pipe sections of
each purlin run are connected and install a Tek screw
to secure the pipes.
Tek Screw
Tek Screw
Pipe Strap
(Step 7)
Cross-Connector
(Step 8)
Cross-connector
Pipe Strap
End Rafter
