DIY BBQ Angela 'L' Island, Instruction Manual

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Proper Safety equipment is extremely important.
Always wear safety glasses and gloves when assembling your modules.
Using proper tools will make the project much easier to do and will help you obtain a properly built project. This list is of the basic tools
you’ll need to build your modules. You may use whatever tools you deem necessary to complete your project in the easiest way possible. All
tools listed here and others you may wish to acquire can be found at Lowes
®
, Home Depot
®
, Amazon and other on-line retailers.
A cordless impact driver will make steel frame assembly easier and help protect the edges of the HardieBacker
®
cement board from cracking
during installation onto the frame.
Professional Tips
Required Tools for Assembly
Additional Tools
Vise Clamps
Rafter Square
Cutoff Wheel
Hammer Pick
Cordless Drill
Spring Clamps
Tape Measure
Aviation Snips Magnetic Level
Carpenter Square
Marker
Useful Terms
Perimeter Walls: The front and back walls of a module.
Cross Channels: The side walls of a module that connect to the Perimeter walls.
Track: The top and bottom pieces of a Perimeter or Cross Channel wall.
Stud: The sides and inside pieces of a Perimeter or Cross Channel wall.
Angle Brace: A piece that supports the tracks to the outer studs of the front and back walls of an unassembled module.
Quick Panels: The back and front walls of an Assembled Module that include a second support stud on each end for extra durability.
Union Plate: A flat rectangle with pre-drilled holes to help assemble or add extra durability to
module walls, cutouts and extra wall accessories. (Sold Separately)
L-Bracket Plate: A larger union plate in the shape of an L. (Sold Separately)
Dimple: The indentation around a precut hole within a track or a stud.
Web Holes: The small, precut holes, usually appearing in sets of three on the back side of a Cross
Channel wall that act as a guide for drilling when attaching Cross Channel walls to the front and
back walls of a module.
Assuage: The small creases that appear on the ends of a stud that allows for easier assembly (see
image to right).
Catch Track: An additional stud that runs perpendicular to Perimeter and Cross Channel walls
within the center of a module. (Used in specialty and cutout modules.)
Assuage