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
•Taketwooftherafterboardsandplacethemtogetheratthetop,
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.
• Start21/2”screwsintothepre-drilled,anglesholesnearthetopofbothboardsuntiltheyare
almostprotruding.Placethetwoboardsonahard,atworkingsurfaceandlinethemtogetherat
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
surfacesushwitheachother,while
the screws are driven in.
• Repeatprocedureforremainingtwo
rafters. Set aside, handling carefully.
Groove to INSIDE of post
Top of header
Top of post
(b)
Step 2
•Laytheheaderboardsatontheworkingsurfaceperpendiculartothesideframeandushtothe
end of the side frame post as shown (b)
•Securethepartsusing4”woodscrewsthroughthepre-drilledholes.
•Repeatprocedureattheotherendoftheheadertoattachtotheothersideframe,thenipframe
and repeat on the other side.
Keeptightatthisjoint
while attaching
Screws go
in at angle
Diagonal marks
(a)