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SECTION 4 - SETTING RUNNERS
16.) Position the runners with the notches over
the markings on top of the beams. Fasten with
(4) 2 ½” screws per side. Continue this step
until all runners are in place.
TIP: Using 2 ½” screws, attach the runner to
the beam with two screws, on each side driven
at an angle into the beam. Note that if the
beams are doubled 2x8s, the screws should
be positioned so that they go into one of the
boards and not in between them.
Setting Top Runners
17.) Top runners are to sit on top of the main
runners, in much the same way that the runners
were attached to the beam. Set the notches so
that they line up with the markings on top of
the runners. They are attached with one 3 ½”
screw down through the top of the top runners.
NOTE: For longer structures, the top runners
will be spliced, just put them together as shown
above. We recommend offsetting the splices
so that not all the splices line up on the same
runner.