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Go to page 10 of your Set Up Manual for installing the Snow & Wind Kit.
Tools needed:
Electric drill with Phillips bit
Reciprocating saw with fine-tooth blade
1/8" pilot drill bit
Utility knife or scissors
Pencil
1/4" Hex driver bit
Straight edge
Locate the pre-assembled wood window frame and stand it up against the interior
of the lattice wall making sure that the top of the frame is facing upward (the
window opening is closer to the top). Have a helper hold the wood window frame
tight against the interior of the lattice wall while you work from the exterior (or
clamp it into position).
Note: If your yurt has 2x6 rafters you will need to cut the tips of any rafters above the wood window
frames (just like trimming the rafters over the door).
Locate the long thin box containing the trim kit for the
glass
window, which will
also contain the screws necessary. Using the 1-7/8" screws provided,
you will
need to fasten the lattice wall to the curved wood frame in as many places
as
possible where they intersect, but you will need to have at least 8 of these
screws
left over for step 4. Be sure to drill pilot holes before installing screws to
prevent
splitting the lattice wall.
Use a straight edge to mark the lattice wall flush with the inside edge of the frame.
Using a reciprocating saw with a sharp fine-tooth blade, carefully cut and remove
the lattice from the window area of the wood framework.
Note: Angling the cut slightly will make installing the window easier.
Two sets of metal strips have been provided with your window. The “backer strips”
are all 1-1/2" wide while the wider strips are the “exterior trim pieces.” The metal
strips all have thin plastic film (to protect the painted surface) which can now be
removed. Align the longer of the backer strips with the the top and bottom of the
window opening making sure that the smooth surface of each strip faces toward
the interior of the yurt.
Note: Set the bottom backer strip so it sits approximately 1/8" lower than the wood window sill.
Have a helper hold the strips in position while you drill pilot holes (to avoid splitting
the lattice) and screw the backer strips through the lattice wall into the wood
frame in at least two places per strip using the 1-7/8" screws.
Now align the shorter backer strips with the left and right sides of the window opening and secure them into place after drilling pilot
holes. The glass window and exterior trim pieces will be installed after the side cover is in place.
Glass Window
System
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Installing Wood Frame During Yurt Set Up
Important Note:
Pacific Yurts glass window
systems
are each manufactured to fit a specific size of yurt. If you have yurts of different sizes
it is important to be sure the correct window and wood frame are being installed onto each yurt. Each of the glass windows and wood
frames have been marked to indicate the size of yurt it is designed to fit.
Before proceeding be sure that the lattice wall, center ring, and rafters have been completely installed (pages 1-10 in Set Up Manual).
Choose the location on your yurt where the
glass
window is to be installed. If your yurt also includes some fabric windows keep in mind
that the center of the glass window needs to be at least 39" from the edge of a fabric window. If you plan to install two glass windows
adjacent to each other they need to be at least 12" apart.
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