Installation Guide
Division of LWO Corp. / P.O. Box 17125 / 3841 North Columbia Boulevard / Portland, Oregon
503-286-5372 / fax 1-503-286-4092 / www.arboria.com
445.35.86 2 of 4 updated 2/29/2012
CONNECT RAFTER BOARDS
CONNECT SIDE FRAMES TO HEADERS
Step 1
•Taketwooftherafterboardsandplacethemtogetheratthetop,
with the tapered ends outward (a).
Note: Each rafter board has diagonal pencil guide marks toward the tapered end. Make sure these
marks are to the same side as you prepare to connect them.
• Start21/2”screwsintothepre-drilled,anglesholesnearthetopofbothboardsuntiltheyare
almostprotruding.Placethetwoboardsonahard,atworkingsurfaceandlinethemtogetherat
the rafter peak. Holding them tightly together, drive one of the screws until it is tightly set. Then
drive in the screw on the other side,
it is important that the rafter points
be kept snugly together, with their
surfacesushwitheachother,while
the screws are driven in.
• Repeatprocedureforremainingtwo
rafters. Set aside, handling carefully.
Groove to INSIDE of post
Top of header
Top of post
(b)
Step 2
•Laytheheaderboardsatontheworkingsurfaceperpendiculartothesideframeandushtothe
end of the side frame post as shown (b)
•Securethepartsusing4”woodscrewsthroughthepre-drilledholes.
•Repeatprocedureattheotherendoftheheadertoattachtotheothersideframe,thenipframe
and repeat on the other side.
Keeptightatthisjoint
while attaching
Screws go
in at angle
Diagonal marks
(a)