GROWSPAN
™
ROUND COLD FRAMES
12
Revision date: 01.01.16
OPTIONAL MAIN COVER INSTALLATION
After the frame is assembled and the baseboards are
attached to the frame, the optional cover can be installed.
The steps to install the main cover include:
1. Install poly latch U-channel on the tops of the end
rafters and to the baseboard.
2. Pull cover over the shelter.
3. Attach the main cover to one peak, stretch to the other
peak and secure with poly latch spring.
4. Stretch the cover along one side and attach.
5. Stretch to other side and attach.
Install Poly Latch U-Channel for Main Cover (No Roll-
Up Sides)
NOTE:
If you are installing a film cover and intend to
have the optional roll-up sides for that film cover, skip this
procedure and continue with the
OPTIONAL MAIN COVER
INSTALLATION WITH ROLL-UP SIDES
procedure.
1. Using Tek screws, attach a section of the poly latch
U-channel (#102179) to the top of the first end rafter.
Begin at the
top of the baseboard
as shown below.
2. Continue to attach the U-channel sections working up
and over the first end rafter.
Tek screw
U-Channel
3. Repeat these steps for the remaining end rafter.
4. After attaching the poly latch U-channel to the tops of
the end rafters, use Tek screws to attach the
U-channel to the baseboard as shown. (See dashed
line below.)
5. Continue to attach the U-channel until it has been
installed on both baseboards.
6. Continue by installing the main cover.
Dashed line represents the U-channel.
End Rafters Only
ATTENTION:
The U-channel is attached to the top of
the rafter and will bend with the curve of the rafter as it
is attached. See diagram that follows.
