STEP 18: CENTER POST FRONT/REAR
5/16"
SCALE 1 : 12
DETAIL C
WASHER
T-NUT
5/16 X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
TWO
#8 X 3" SCREWS
GO THROUGH
FRONT FACE
BOARD INTO 4 X 4
THREE
#8 X 3" SCREWS
GO THROUGH
MIDDLE DECK
BOARD INTO 4 X 4
USE HOLE AS A TEMPLATE TO DRILL
3/8" HOLE THROUGH THE 4 X 4 CENTER POST
RAILING
5/16" WASHER
5/16" X 2-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" T-NUT
CENTER POST FRONT/REAR
BOTTOM PANEL BOARD
2 X 4 X 28-9/16"
DETAIL A
SCALE 1 : 8
#8 X 2-1/2"
WOOD SCREWS
RAILINGS
A
BOTTOM PANEL
BOARDS
2 X 4 X 28-9/16"
CENTER POSTS
C
1: HAMMER A T-NUT INTO THE HOLE OF 2 X 4 X 28-9/16" CENTER POST.
2: PLACE THE CENTER POST INSIDE THE RAILINGS AT THE REAR OF THE PLAYSET. LINE UP THE HOLE IN THE
CENTER POST WITH THE HOLES IN THE RAILING.
FASTEN THE CENTER POST TO THE RAILING WITH A 5/16" X 2-1/2" HEX BOLT AND A 5/16" WASHER AT THE TOP.
SQUARE THE CENTER POST TO THE DECK AND SECURE THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTER POST TO THE BOTTOM
PANEL BOARD WITH #8 X 2-1/2" WOOD SCREWS.
3: PLACE THE 4 X 4 X 29" CENTER POST INSIDE THE RAILING AT THE FRONT OF THE PLAYSET. CENTER THE POST
BEHIND THE HOLE. USE THE HOLE AS A TEMPLATE TO DRILL A 3/8" HOLE THROUGH THE CENTER POST.
HAMMER A T-NUT INTO THE CENTER POST HOLE YOU JUST DRILLED. FASTEN THE CENTER POST TO THE
RAILING WITH A 5/16 X 4-1/2" HEX BOLT AND A 5/16" WASHER. SECURE THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTER POST
TO THE FRONT FACE BOARD WITH TWO #8 X 3" SCREWS. NOW GO UNDER THE DECK AND SECURE THE
CENTER POST TO THE MIDDLE DECK BOARD WITH THREE #8 X 3" SCREWS.
4 X 4 X 29"
CENTER POSTS
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