SAMSGAZEBOS TM 10’ Octagon Gazebo #A single- ered roof for an uneven pa o Assembly Instruc ons - 10-OCT-A 10-OCT-A-CUPOLA SAMSGAZEBOS.COM, INC. 132 E. 163rd Street, Gardena, CA 90248 Customer Service: (800) 376-7267 info@samsgazebos.
SAMSGAZEBOSTM Introduc on Thank you for purchasing SamsGazebos TM products. These instruc ons include helpful hints and informa on necessary to safely assemble and properly maintain the gazebo for many years of enjoyment. Please read instruc ons completely before you begin. This gazebo has been designed for easy assembly with nominal pre-assembled parts for un uneven pa o. All steps can be completed in five hours by two people. If you have a level floor such as wood deck, e-mail us at info@samsgazebos.
10’ Octagon Gazebo #A single- ered roof List of Parts Standard Post Longer Post This is line 1, standard post length. 8 Headers 8 Posts: 1 standard and 7 longer 8 RaFers 8 Post Bases (One is aGached to the standard post.
Top Rail Rail 16 Corbels 5 Rails & 5 Top Rails 2 Temporary Rail Holders 2 Wood Pieces, 1 small and 1 large, & 1 small 4x4 for leveling 8 Temporary Post Holders 8 3/8”Hanger Bolts with Washers & Nuts 4
8 3/8” Lag Bolts & Washers 8 Header Connectors 8 “L” Post Connectors Screws : 16 Small for the boGom of the lower roof panels & Large for everywhere else 1 Cupola (op onal): Not included in 10-oct-A model 5 8 3/8” Wedge Anchors Nails : 32 Small for the header connectors & Large for everywhere else
Rotate it to face your house or pathway. e Sid Sid eE e nc tra En nt ran ce This is a template for post posi ons. Front Entrance 1. Sweep the area where the gazebo will be installed; it is easy to work on a pa o without any debris. 2. Lay out the eight headers in an octagon shape. The gazebo has three entrances. Rotate them to your liking. 3. Fasten each of the headers together with large nails ONLY half way. 4. Fasten the headers where drilled with a large screw.
. Trace both the inside and the outside of the headers with a pen- 8. Repeat step 7 for the other seven headers. cil. The lines will determine the permanent posi on of the gazebo. Taping your level to the longer piece is recommended. 9. Put the small 4 x 4 around the center of the headers and trace it with a pencil. This should NOT be removed during the leveling. 10. Begin to level each corner. Use the two included pieces of wood for leveling.
IMPORTANT: This corner marked at top is the lowest so that a post will be longest. 1 This corner is the highest and the standard post 1 will be installed. 13. The lines indicate the height differences of the eight corners. You will adjust the posts to make up the differences later. 14. Using a square, extend the line you marked as “1” around the perimeter of the wood you have been marking in steps 12 &13. 1 1 1 1 16. Label the headers, the corners of the pa o “1” to avoid mistakes or confusion.
Line 1 The other posts should be LONGER than the line 1, the standard post 1. UP 2 Post 19. Lay the small leveling wood piece and a post together and align “line 1”. Please note that line 2 should be BELOW line 1. 20. Extend the line 2 around the perimeter to the other sides of the post using a square. This is the line you will need to cut. 21. We recommend you cut the posts with a miter saw. 22.
2 2 2 2 25. Label the post, headers, and the corners “2”. Labeling them is the best way to avoid confusion. 26. Go to the next corner and repeat steps 17 ~ 24 for posts 3 ~ 8, and label each post in the sequen al numerical order. Your lines may look different depending on a slope of your pa o. However, the other lines should be marked ABOVE the line 1. 1 28. Now the seven posts are adjusted, the post bases are fastened, and ready to install. 27.
31. Remove the temporary nails and screws from the headers and move the headers outwards. 32. Sweep the dust away from drilling the holes. 33. Drill 1-1/2” deep where you previously drilled in step 29. 34. Sweep the dust away again. The line should be directly over the drilled holes. 35. Draw a line with a pencil to connect the outside corners with the inside corners tracing of the headers drawn in steps 7 and 8. 11 36. Repeat step 35 for the rest of the corners.
Outside 1 1 37. Start installing the posts. It is crucial that you install the right posts to the correct labeled corner. 38. Let the bolt of the post base slip into the hole. Inside Outside 40. Temporarily aGach an “L” post connector to the post and mark for a wedge anchor. 39. Align the diagonal pencil line to the center of the post base. Outside Outside 42. Put the post and the L post connector back where they were and drill a 1/8” ~ 3/16” hole for a 3/8” lag bolt. 41.
Socket Wrench 43. Fasten the L post connector to the post with a lag bolt. 44. Insert a wedge anchor into the newly drilled hole and hammer it in. Temporary Post Holder 46. Go to the next post and repeat steps 38 ~ 45. Put a temporary post holder between posts as you go to the next post. 45. Fasten down the wedge anchor with a socket wrench. Rail 48. Install the rails as you install posts. Use your foot to hold the rail in place as you proceed to step 49. 47.
Post Rail Outside 49. Hold up the rail with temporary rail holders from the outside of the base as posts. 50. Push the rail to the post from the outside towards the inside of the fiOng. Outside Outside 51. Fasten the rail to the post with a large screw as shown above. 52. Fasten the rail again but this me to the lower end. Repeat this process on the other side of the rail. Header Outside Remove the washers and nuts from the hanger bolt and set them aside for later use. Top Rail Post 54.
Outside 55. Temporarily fasten these headers with large nails to prevent shiFing while you fasten the headers with screws. 56. Now fasten the headers with a large screw. Inside 57. Fasten down the headers with the washers and nuts. 58. Fasten each header to a post with large screws. Outside Ra-er 59. Fasten a header connector to each corner with small nails. Repeat this process with each corner. 60. Install the raFers on the ends one at a me by loosely puOng them over the fiOngs as above.
61. Hammer the raFer down into the fiOng. 62. Fasten the raFer from both sides with large screws. Ra-ers 63. Install raFers one aFer another. Adjust the raFer top posi ons up or down as you install raFers. 64. As you do this, fasten the raFer tops with large nails. Countersink the large nails for a perfect fit. 66. Repeat steps 60 ~ 65 as you add more raFers. Adjust the raFer top posi ons up or down as you align the raFer tops. 65. Fasten the raFer end from both sides with large screws.
Top View Interior View 67. Upon complete installa on of the raFers, they should form a perfect octagon as seen above . 68. Fasten the raFer tops to each other with large screws. 69. Now install the lower roof panels one at a me. 70. Gently hammer the roof ends if there are gaps in between the roof panels. 71. AFer the gaps are gone, fasten the roof ends with small screws. 72. Once you are complete with the lower panels, install the upper roof panels with the smoother side facing inwards.
The heavier looking sides should be at the boGom. 73. Fasten the upper roof panels and the lower roof panels to the raFers with nails. 74. Now install the corbels with large screws. Remove the temporary nails from the headers from step 55. 75. Fasten an op onal cupola with large screws aFer installing a roofing material of your choice. 76. Finish.
