Installation Guide

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PROJECTS • PROYECTOS
Sun Screen Fabric
This example is for a 12' x 12' shade. Materials can be varied for
other sizes. Sun Screen Fabric comes in 6' widths. Pressure treated
lumber is recommended. Metal connectors are available for wood
c
onnections.
Tools:
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Posthole digger
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String line
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Hammer
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Line level
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Wood saw
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3/8" electric drill and
3/8" bit
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Measuring tape
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8" adjustable wrench
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Scissors
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6' step ladder
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Level
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Two 8" C-clamps
Materials:
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One 6' x 25' roll Sun Screen Fabric
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Six 4" x 4" x 10' posts
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Nine 2" x 6" x 14' lumber
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Five 2" x 4" x 12' lumber
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Six bags concrete mix
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Twelve 3/8" x 7" carriage bolts
with nuts and flat washers
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Eight 3/8" x 5 1/2" carriage bolts with
nuts and flat washers
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Five pounds 16d galvanized box nails
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Four packages of Wood Fasteners
Instructions:
1. Set posts in concrete leaving 8' above ground. Align and set
plumb according to dimensions on the sketch.
2. Use string and line level to mark tops of posts. Cut four corner
posts at the same level and the two middle posts
5 1/2" shorter.
3. Cut all nine beams 13'6"
long. With the crown of
the boards lined up, mark
and cut the bottom edge
of both ends at an angle
as shown.
4. Measure down 11" from
the top of each of the four corner posts and mark a level line all
around the post.
5.
Install a 2" x 6" primary beam above the lines on each side of the
two sets of three posts. The top of these beams should be 5 1/2"
down on the corner posts and flush with the middle posts. The
beams can be clamped to the posts and then through-bolted. One
foot of the beam should extend past the corner posts.
6. Install a cross beam on each end of the structure and through-
bolt to the corner posts.
7. Install the center beam over the two middle posts and toenail to
them.
8. Install two remaining cross beams. Center them in the remain-
ing spaces.
9. Cut and install 2" x 4" blocks between cross beams flush with
the beam tops. All five blocks between any two adjacent beams
should be the same lengths.
10. Cut two 6' x 12' pieces of Sun Screen Fabric. Overlap them
1 1/2" on the center cross beam and fasten with Wood Fasten-
ers. Stretch toward outside and fasten to all cross beams and
blocks as you work across the frame. Trim excess fabric along
the outside edges of the frame.
Top of beam
Patio Shade