Instructions / Assembly

STEP 37: ROOF
1: LOCATE TWO SPACER BLOCKS AS SHOWN BELOW. VERIFY THAT THE SPACER BLOCKS HAVE THE CORRECT
3-3/4" DIMENSION SHOWN.
2: YOU WILL NEED SOME CLAMPS FOR THIS STEP. WE USE HAND OPERATED 2-1/2" SPRING CLAMPS. YOU CAN
PURCHASE THIS TYPE OF CLAMP FROM YOUR LOCAL HOME CENTER.
3: PLACE A SPACER BLOCK ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOARD YOU INSTALLED IN STEP 36. YOU WILL NEED A
SPACER BLOCK ON EACH END OF THE ROOF BOARD. MAKE SURE THE SPACER BLOCK IS FLUSH TO THE FRONT
EDGE OF THE ROOF BOARD THAT IS ALREADY INSTALLED. NOW CLAMP THE SPACER BLOCK TO THE ROOF
BOARD THAT IS ALREADY INSTALLED. REPEAT THIS PROCESS FOR THE SPACER BLOCK ON THE OTHER SIDE.
4: PLACE A 1 X 5 X 53-1/2" ROOF BOARD AGAINST THE SPACER BLOCK. NOW ATTACH THE ROOF BOARD TO
THE ROOF SUPPORTS WITH #8 X 2" WOOD SCREWS.
5: REPEAT SUBSTEPS 3 AND 4 FOR THE REMAINING ROOF BOARDS UNTIL YOU GET ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE
PEAK. NOTE, AT SOME POINT YOU WILL NEED A LADDER TO SECURE THE ROOF BOARDS NEAR THE PEAK.
A
SPACER BLOCK
HAND OPERATED
SCALE 1 : 6
DETAIL A
2-1/2" SPRING CLAMP
SPACER BLOCK IS FLUSH HERE
AGAINST FRONT EDGE OF BOARD
INSTALLED IN STEP 36.
SPACER BLOCK
BOTTOM SIDE
VERIFY 3-3/4"
DIMENSION
WITH A TAPE
OR RULER.
3
3
4
"
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