Instructions / Assembly

5. INSTALLING HAT CHANNEL AROUND WINDOW OPENINGS
When you get to a window frame with a run of hat channel, you will have to measure and cut the channel to fit around
the window frame. From an 8’ or 10’ piece of hat channel you must cut a short piece of channel to fit from the outside of
the vertical nailer to the center of the side post and a longer piece of channel to fit from the outside of the other vertical
nailer to the center of the second side post. See illustration below.
Note: On taller windows, two runs of hat channel may cross the window.
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8’ OR 10’
CUT AN 8’ OR 10’ HAT CHANNEL TO CREATE
TWO PIECES OF CHANNEL TO FIT ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE WINDOW FRAME. 1 SHORT
PIECE AND 1 LONG PIECE.
LONG PIECE
SHORT PIECE
SCRAP
FIRST SIDE POST
SECOND SIDE POST VERTICAL NAILER
REMINDER: CHECK THE FRAME SECTIONS FOR
PLUMB AS YOU INSTALL HAT CHANNEL.
AS YOU MOVE ON TO INSTALL THE HAT CHANNEL
ON THE ROOF CHECK THE DIAGRAMS ON PAGE 17
FOR HAT CHANNEL LOCATIONS.