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Step 4: Frame Assembly and Anchoring
Part 1
Fig. 4.1
A:
Move your Post Assemblies to the final location. Make sure the ground is flat and level before continuing
assembly.
B:
With one person at each Post stand two complete Post Assemblies. A third person places one Beam
Assembly against the outside of each Post, flush to the tops and outside corners. Notice bolt hole orientation on
the Beam Assembly. A fourth person attaches Beam to Post with one 3/8 x 8-1/2” Hex Bolt (with two 3/8” large
washers and one 3/8” lock nut) per Post. The distance from the outside of one Post to the outside of the second
Post should be 9’ 1-7/8” (2.791 m). (fig. 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
C:
Continue until all four Beam Assemblies are attached and the corners are tight together. (fig. 4.1 and 4.2) See
fig. 4.3 for accurate positioning of Posts.
Fig. 4.2
Hardware
8 x 3/8 x 8-1/2” Hex Bolt (3/8” large washer x 2, 3/8” lock nut)
Note hole
orientation (on
bottom)
Fig. 4.3
3/8” Lock
Nut
3/8” Large
Washer
3/8” Large
Washer
3/8 x 8-1/2”
Hex Bolt
3/8 x 8-1/2”
Hex Bolt
Beam
Assembly
Beam
Assembly
Beam
Assembly
Post Assembly
Post
Assembly
Post
Assembly
Post
Assembly
Plinth to Plinth
Plinth to Plinth
Post to Post
Post to Post
Plinth
Note hole
orientation (on
bottom)
11’ 7-7/8”
9’ 1-7/8”
8’ 1-3/8”
8’ 1-3/8”
2.473 m
2.791 m
2.473 m
3.553 m
