Greenhouse Style Traditional Straight Lean To, Instructions Manual

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T R A D I T I O N A L ฀ S E R I E S ฀ S T R A I G H T ฀ L E A N ฀ T O ฀ M O D E L ฀ • ฀ G R E E N H O u S E ฀ I N S T R u c T I O N S
Installing the Roof Glass
INSTALLATION
•฀ Install฀the฀glass฀by฀setting฀it฀in฀the฀horizontal฀
gutter piece and letting it down slowly to the
foam strip. If everything is square, level and
plumb
(straight) , the glass should fit. If the
glass does not fit - move the Ridge to either
the right or left until a fit is obtained.
•฀ Install฀glass฀on฀the฀bottom฀row฀in฀the฀
roof first.
•฀ Attach฀and฀fasten฀the฀caps฀
(caps are 1/2”
shorter than the glass).
•฀ Put฀in฀the฀second฀row฀of฀Roof฀Glass฀
overlapping the first 1/2”. Settle the glass
agaist the cap.
(See Picture
A
).
•฀ The฀second฀row฀of฀caps฀are฀1”฀longer฀than฀
the glass. When you put them on, the first
hole in the cap lines up with the last hole in
the previous cap.
•฀ Before฀you฀lay฀down฀the฀second฀row฀of฀glass,฀
cut a 8” (plus/minus) piece of foam and lay
it against the first piece of glass and on top
of the existing foam
(it fills the space of the
overlap).
•฀ After฀you฀have฀finished฀the฀second฀row฀–฀the฀
third row is installed the same way.
•฀ Last฀row฀below฀the฀Ridge฀–฀the฀glass฀slips฀in฀
underneath the Ridge flange.
•฀ When฀the฀side฀of฀the฀roof฀is฀done,฀seal฀
the glass below the Ridge and around the
vent frame with
silicone.
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A
Gutter