Installation & Assembly

4 X 4 X 80-1/4"
LADDER RUNG
1-5/16" X 21-1/2"
LADDER LEFT SIDE
LADDER RIGHT SIDE
4 X 4 X 68-3/4"
4 X 4 X 80-1/4"
LADDER CENTER
T-NUT
2 x 6 x 20-1/2"
LADDER STEP
STEP 1: ASSEMBLING THE LADDER
ASSEMBLED.
NOTE: DO NOT COMPLETE THIS STEP UNTIL ENTIRE FORT IS
WILL GET A T-NUT ON THE OUTSIDE, AND THE HOLE JUST ABOVE IT WILL GET A T-NUT ON THE INSIDE.
6: INSTALL T-NUTS INTO THE HOLES JUST ABOVE THE LADDER RUNGS AND STEPS. THE HOLE CLOSEST TO THE RUNGS
THE LADDER SIDES AT AN ANGLE, FROM THE BACK SIDE.
PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. IF THE RUNGS CAN SPIN, USE 2-1/2" WOOD SCREWS TO SECURE. DRIVE THE SCREWS INTO
5: TAKE THE OTHER LADDER SIDE BOARD AND LINE UP THE LADDER RUNG HOLES WITH THE METAL LADDER RUNGS
MAY NEED TO USE A RUBBER MALLET TO INSERT THE RUNGS
1: START WITH THE 4 X 4 X 80-1/4" LADDER SIDES. THE SIDES SHOULD BE POSITIONED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS
THE FIVE HOLES AND THE FIVE CHANNELS ON THE INSIDE TO FACE EACH OTHER, AND THE ANGLED ENDS SHOULD
BE FACING THE SAME WAY. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE TWO 3/8" HOLES JUST ABOVE THE FIVE
LADDER RUNG HOLES AND CHANNELS.
2: LAY THE LEFT LADDER SIDE ON THE GROUND AND PLACE THE FIVE 2 X 6 X 20-1/2" LADDER STEPS INSIDE THE
CHANNELS. ATTACH WITH 3-1/2" WOOD SCREWS. LEAVE THE LADDER SIDE ON THE GROUND WITH THE LADDER
STEPS STICKING UP. YOU MAY HAVE TO USE A RUBBER MALLET TO INSERT STEPS.
3: THE CHANNELS ON THE 4 X 4 X 68-3/4" LADDER CENTER WILL MATCH UP WITH THE LADDER STEPS INSTALLED IN
THE PREVIOUS STEP. ATTACH THE LADDER CENTER TO THE LADDER STEPS USING A 3-1/2" WOOD SCREW IN EACH
BOARD, STARTING THE SCREW FROM INSIDE EACH COUNTERBORE (THE HOLES WHERE THE METAL RUNGS WILL BE
INSTALLED) IN THE LADDER CENTER.
4: THE 1-5/16" X 21-1/2" METAL LADDER RUNGS WILL INSTALL IN THE COUNTERBORES OF THE LADDER CENTER. YOU
CROSS SECTION SHOWING
WOOD SCREWS PINCHING
THE LADDER RUNGS INTO
PLACE.
USE A 2-1/2" WOOD SCREW TO SECURE. DRIVE
RESULTS, INTO THE SIDE SHOWN. (TO KEEP HIDDEN)
SCREWS IN AT AN ANGLE AND FOR BETTER
IF THE RUNGS ARE NOT SECURE/SPIN IN THE HOLES;
DO NOT COMPLETE THIS
STEP UNTIL ENTIRE FORT
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED
2-1/2" WOOD
SCREW
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