Installation manual
ATTENTION
: If the wall logs are not properly pressed on top of one another without gaps, the upper wall log
may not be on the same level with the apexes. In this case you should tap the wall logs downwards as
necessary or plane the apex or sidewall log somewhat lower.
Roof
Before installing the roof boards, make sure that the house is completely level. Use the water-level to
check all walls.
ATTENTION
: When placing the roof, use a stable ladder. Do not step on the roof as the structure is
suitable to sustain only an even load (snow, wind, etc.), and not a point load!
Begin the installation of the roof boards
from the front edge of the roof
. Tap the boards lightly and
attach them from above and below with nails to the rafters and upper wall log.
ATTENTION
: Do not press the roof boards together too densely and you will avoid moisture-causing
bulging! Leave an interval of about 1 mm between the boards to allow for swelling.
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During the whole process of installing the roof boards, make sure that their crest rafters coincide
and the eave sides of the boards extend at a uniform distance. Verify this with a rope or the lateral
eave lath that you may install for verification purposes.
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The roof boards must be even with the rafter ends in front and behind. If necessary, saw both last
roof boards so narrow that they are even with the rafter ends.
Having installed the roof boards, the roof felt and roof
slats must be attached.
The table of components shows whether the roof
cover material and slats are included with this
house option!
First of all, screw the roof edge reinforcements and eave
edgings under the roof board ends. Then install the roof
cover material.
Installation of roof slats:
Roof cover material (NB! Some house options do not include it in the kit!)
Cut the roof felt in accordance with the roof length into suitable pieces and begin installing them
parallel to the lower edge of the roof, moving toward the crest and placing the felt strips in the direction
from the back wall to the front wall. The felt should extend from the edge by approximately 2-4 cm.
Attach the roof felt to the roof boards with the supplied felt nails at intervals of about 15 cm. Make sure
that the felt strips overlap by at least 10 cm.
