Instructions / Assembly

A
SUPPORT AT THE PEAK
THE CORNER POST.
ROOF SUPPORT
ROOF SUPPORT
SUPPORT ATTACHED TO
OF THE ROOF.
ROOF STARTER
TOP OF ROOF
BOTTOM OF ROOF
EXAMPLE: 30-1/2" MINUS 23-5/8"
EQUALS 6-7/8". 6-7/8" DIVIDED BY
2 EQUALS 3-7/16" OVERHANG
PER SIDE.
OVERHANG
2
" ROOF STARTER LENGTH
" EXAMPLE DIMENSION
DIM B
OVERHANG
30
1
23
5
8
DIM A
ROOF SUPPORTS
WOOD SCREW
#8 X 1-1/2"
ROOF STARTER
1 X 4 X 30-1/2"
DETAIL A
PLACE A CLOSE
TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE STARTERS
OVERLAPING.
STEP 54: UPPER LEVEL ROOF
1: PLACE THE 1 X 4 X 30-1/2" GROOVE ONLY ROOF STARTERS AT THE PEAK OF THE UPPER LEVEL
ROOF. THE HOLES IN THE ROOF STARTERS SHOULD BE CENTERED ON THE ROOF SUPPORTS, AND
THE SMOOTH TOP SIDE OF THE ROOF STARTERS SHOULD BE PLACED AS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE BOARDS OVERLAPPING.
2: FASTEN THE ROOF STARTER BOARDS TO THE ROOF SUPPORTS WITH #8 X 1-1/2" WOOD SCREWS.
MEASURE DIM A ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF SUPPORTS NEAR THE CORNER POSTS. WHEN
ATTACHING THE ROOF STARTERS DIM B AT THE ROOF PEAK SHOULD MATCH DIM A. THIS WILL
MAKE THE ROOF SUPPORTS PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER. DUE TO WOOD MILLING VARIATIONS
YOUR HOLES IN THE ROOF STARTERS WILL EITHER BE CENTERED ON THE ROOF SUPPORTS OR THEY
WILL BE OFFSET TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE ROOF SUPPORTS SLIGHTLY. SUBTRACT DIM A FROM
30-1/2" AND THEN DIVIDE THIS NUMBER BY 2. THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE OVERHANG FOR EACH
SIDE. USE THE OVERHANG NUMBER ON EACH SIDE TO KEEP YOUR ROOF SUPPORTS PARALLEL.
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