5/16" WASHER
***IMPORTANT***
SQUARE BOARDS TO POSTS;THEN
INSTALL LAG SCREWS AND WASHERS
ONLY IN THESE FOUR 2 X 6 BOARDS
FIRST. THEN LEVEL/SQUARE THE FRAME.
FINALLY, INSTALL LAG SCREWS IN THE
REMAINING 2 X 6 BOARDS.
5/16 X 3-1/2"
LAG SCREW
STEP 9: LEVELING THE PLAY SET AND LAGS
1: INSTALL LAG SCREWS ONLY IN THE FOUR 2 X 6 BOARDS AT DECK HEIGHT AT THIS TIME.
SQUARE EACH OF THESE FOUR BOARDS TO THE CORNER POSTS AND THEN INSTALL THE LAG
SCREWS. THIS IS TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE RIDGID FOR THE LEVELING AND SQUARING PROCESS.
2: PLACE THE FRAME IN ITS FINAL POSITION AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AT THE FRONT OF
THE MANUAL TO LEVEL AND SQUARE THE STRUCTURE. HAVE AN ASSISTANT HELP YOU LIFT THE
FRAME AS REQUIRED. DO NOT INSTALL REMAINING LAG SCREWS UNTIL AFTER THE FRAME HAS
BEEN LEVELED AND SQUARED.
3: ONCE THE FRAME IS LEVEL, SQUARE AND SET INTO POSITION; GO BACK AND INSERT THE
5/16" X 3-1/2" LAG SCREWS AND 5/16" WASHERS IN ALL OF THE REMAINING HOLES OF THE 2 X 6
PARTS ON THE FRONT, SIDES AND REAR OF THE PLAY SET. NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
PREDRILLED HOLES IN THE CORNER POSTS FOR THE LAG SCREWS.
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