AssemblyInstructions

Solar Shed

Helpful Hints!

Nominal size Actual size

NATIONAL STANDARD LUMBER SIZES

1 x 2 = 3/4" x 1-1/2"

1 x 3 = 3/4" x 2-1/2"

1 x 4 = 3/4" x 3-1/2"

2 x 4 = 1-1/2" x 3-1/2"

2 x 6 = 1-1/2" x 5-1/2"

■ Painting and Weather Proofing

Your Solar Shed must be painted with a latex exterior paint within thirty days of assembly. If you intend to use the

Solar Shed as a greenhouse, you must prime and paint the inside of the building as well as the wooden floor

(provided your building has a wooden floor). Caulking is also a must and should be applied above door and all

horizontal and vertical trim boards. Refer to your warranty for more detailed information on weatherproofing.

■ The Location

Positioning of the Solar Shed in relation to your house or garden is an important consideration and unless your

house or Solar already faces South you may be missing out on the solar benefits of the sun.

To take advantage of solar gain, orient the Solar Shed so that the roof windows are facing southward. If you intend

to use the Solar Shed for starting plants or growing into the late fall, it would be best to have it facing 15

East or

West of true South.

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■ Leveling and Squaring

While constructing your Solar Shed, stop periodically to check that the building is level and square. Advancing

from one step to the next without checking for squareness may result in increased difficulty with subsequent

steps.

■ More Location Hints

❒ Check the site, to make sure it receives the most sunlight possible during daylight hours.

❒ If your planing to use your Solar Shed as an office or workshop you may choose to face it away from the sun this

will make things easier when trying to cool your Solar Shed in summer.

❒ Your Solar Shed must be constructed on a level floor. Preparing the site will be considerably easier if you begin

with fairly level ground.

❒ Your building location must be on firm soil and must be free from any puddling or drainage problems

We pride ourselves in manufacturing kits from select construction grade lumber and engineered wood products.

Construction grade lumber, a product cut from trees, has many natural characteristics and blemishes that may be

present in some of the pieces you receive in your kit. Natural characteristics and blemishes in construction lumber

may include knots, torn wood grain along edges, minor cracks/splits, twists, limited bark along edges and pitch

pockets that may exude sap. Be assured that the individual parts have been cut and inspected to remove as many

of the wood’s natural, less appealing characteristics as possible. These characteristics and/or blemishes will not

affect the strength, durability, or structural integrity of the finished product. Generally, the exterior trim parts selected

for your kit are graded from only one side and should be installed with the most attractive side outward. Our limited

warranty does not cover the natural characteristics and blemishes that occur with construction grade lumber

products.

■ Important Notice

Part Letters are located ends or sides.