CLEARSPAN
™
COLD FRAMES
18
Revision date: 12.29.08
OPTIONAL MAIN COVER INSTALLATION WITH ROLL-
UP SIDES (continued)
Shelter shown may differ than actual model.
Ropes
WARNING:
To prevent damage to the cover and to
prevent serious personal injury, DO NOT attempt to
install the main cover on windy or stormy days.
Unpack the main cover and position it at the base along
1.
one side of the frame.
Make small holes along the edge of the cover at evenly
2.
spaced intervals and tie rope to the cover. (The length
of the cover determines the number of holes that are
needed to attach the ropes.)
NOTE:
The ropes must be long enough to reach over
the top of the building to the other side. Long buildings
will require additional ropes to prevent tearing the main
cover when it is pulled into place.
After tying the ropes to the main cover, throw the ropes
3.
over the top of the frame and pull the covers into place.
Use ropes to pull cover over the greenhouse and onto
the frame. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED.
Center cover side-to-side and end-to-end..
4.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent damage to the main cover
during installation, additional personnel and lifts may be
needed.
Once the main cover is in place and centered on the
5.
frame, begin at the peak of one end rafter and install
the wire spring into the U-channel to secure the cover.
ATTENTION:
Center the main cover front to back and
side-to-side to ensure that enough cover material is
present to lock into the U-channel.
The excess cover
along each side is rolled up when the roll-up side
assemblies are installed.
The rope can remain in place to temporarily secure
the cover if needed. Remove the ropes as the cover is
secured to the frame.
As the spring is installed into the U-channel at the top
of the first end rafter, ensure that an even amount of
the cover is exposed and maintained along the edge of
the frame.
NOTE:
The cover material is cut longer/wider than is
required to cover the frame. For easier anchoring, allow
approximately 10" to extend past the edge of the end
rafter as the cover is anchored into place.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT REMOVE TOO MUCH OF THE
EXCESS COVER MATERIAL AT EACH END.
Some
excess main cover material–the material that extends
beyond the end rafters–should remain in place. If the
main cover needs stretched in the future, remove the
spring from the U-channel, grasp the excess material,
pull the cover tight, and reinstall the spring.
INSTALL MAIN COVER WITH ROLL-UP SIDES
Gather the parts:
Main cover
•
Ropes long enough to reach over the frame (provided
•
by customer)
U-channel spring
•
Box cutter or utility knife
•
Assembly Procedure
After the poly latch U-channel is attached to the frame,
unpack the main cover and pull into place. Ropes or straps
are typically used to pull the main cover onto and over the
frame.
Photos show installing the spring into the U-channel on
the outside of the frame. The process is the same for
the U-channel attached to the top of the end rafters.
