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Table of Contents
1.1 S
AFETY AND WARNING INFORMATION
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1.2 T
OOLS REQUIRED
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1.3 C
ONTENTS OF
K
IT
# 4
F
-
SH
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1.4 O
PTIONAL
D
ECK SUPPORT
B
EAM
B
RACKETS
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1.5 L
IST OF MATERIALS THAT YOU WILL SUPPLY
,
OR ARE
RECOMMENDED
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1.6 F
LOATING
S
YSTEM
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1.7 S
IDE ELEVATION DIAGRAM
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1.8 A
SSEMBLING FLOOR CORNER
2-
WAY ELBOW BRACKETS
. 10
1.9 P
OSTS
I
NSTALLATION
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1.10 P
OST
-T
OP
S
INGLE HEADER BRACKET INSTALLATION
..... 15
1.11 H
EADERS PREPARATION
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1.12 H
EADERS
I
NSTALLATION
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1.13 I
NSTALLING THE
R
AFTERS
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1.14 I
NSTALLING DECK BOARD SUPPORT BEAMS
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1.15 I
NSTALLING
D
ECK
B
OARDS
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2.1 C
ONDITIONS
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2.2 E
XCLUSIONS
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2.3 L
IMITATIONS OF
L
IABILITY
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2.4 H
OW TO
O
BTAIN
W
ARRANTY
S
ERVICE
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Proper pilot hole diameter and hole depth for various lag screws and wood types
Lag Screw Type Wood Type Pilot hole drill diameter and hole depth
¼” X 1-1/4” Lag Screw
McMasterCarr.com SKU 92351A546
Soft Wood 3/32” drill bit diam., 1-1/4” depth
Hard Wood 3/16” drill bit diam., 1-1/4” depth
3/8” X 3” Lag Screw
McMasterCarr.com SKU 92351A636
Soft Wood 11/64” drill bit diam., 3” depth
Hard Wood ¼” drill bit diam., 3” depth
A properly sized pilot hole must be drilled before you attempt to drive lag screws into any pergola lumber member.
See Table, below. Driving lag screws into lumber, without first drilling a pilot hole, can prevent the lag screw from
driving fully into the wood or can lead to crack formation while driving the lag screw in, or later, as the wood dries
naturally. This can result in a weakened pergola structure.