Vinyl Column Assembly & Installation
Over Wood Posts
9
10 x 10 Flat Top Louvered Pergola
1
Using th
EVI
nyl weld glue, insert the One Way 4”x4” Internal
Wood Post Guide in the one end of the main column
P
osts.
This st
EP
is only a
PPLICABLEIF
your wood 4x4
P
ost are embedded
into the ground. If your
P
ergola is going to be installed on
wood or concrete surface,
PLE
ase dis
P
ose of these fou
RP
ieces.
Using a st
EPLADDE
r, guide the bott
OMVI
nyl columns o
V
er the
wood 4x4
P
osts.
Using a st
EP
ladder guide the t
OPVI
nyl columns o
V
er the
wood 4x4
P
osts.
Please Note:
Ensure that predrilled holes at top of column are orientated
correctly for future beam and rafter placement. See diagram
at top of next page.
3a
- If you also purchased base moldings (sold separately), they
should be inserted at this stage.
Connect the bottom and to
PVI
nyl column by usin
GVI
nyl weld
and sliding together.
Please Note:
Vinyl Weld Glue has about a
sixty second cure time and about a 20 minute dry time.
Slide the t
OPAN
d bottom
P
ost trim into
P
osition. Use the bottom
P
ost trim to co
V
er the joint on the column. Slide the to
PP
ost trim
int
OAPP
roximate
P
osition ±3” below the hole in the to
PVI
nyl column
assembly.
)FREQUIRED
adjust
P
ost heights accordingly to ensure future
LEVELI
nstallation of beams and rafters as necessary. If slo
P
e is
se
V
ere causing a height difference between the
P
osts, you may
need to trim down the bottom of two or more of your
V
inyl
columns as necessary.
Secur
ETHEV
inyl columns to the wood
P
osts using 4 – 2 1/2“
self-auguring stainless steel screws at 8”
UPF
rom the base
of the
P
osts,* and 4 – 2 1/2” self-auguring stainless steel screws
just abo
V
e the trim ca
PASI
llustrated. This will
P
re
V
ent
P
ossible
UPL
ift during high winds, etc.
Using t
HEP
redrilled hole as a tem
PL
ate, dri
V
e a 1/2” hole
through the wood
P
ost. Make sure to drill straight through
to the hole on th
EOPP
osite side of the
P
ost.
1
2
4
S T E P T H R E E
5
6
7
8
5
7
8
* Ensure that predrilled holes at top of
column are orientated correctly for
future beam and rafter placement.
3
3
*
2
4
3a
)FYOUPURCHASEDTHEBASEMOLDINGSSCREWDIRECTLY
ABOVETHEBASEMOLDINGS
