5/16" X 3-1/2"
2 X 4 X 36-3/4"
DECK SUPPORT
TOP PANEL BOARD
2 X 6 X 80-3/4"
2 X 4 X 36-3/4"
SANDBOX BOARD
REAR
FRONT
5/16" WASHER
5/16" WASHER
5/16" WASHER
WASHER
5/16"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 3-1/2"
5/16" X 4-1/2"
LAG SCREW
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
5/16" X 4-1/2"
5/16" WASHER
HEX BOLT
LAG SCREW
2 X 6 X 80-3/4"
SANDBOX
BOARD
2 X 4 X 36-3/4"
DECK SUPPORT
STEP 5: CONNECTING PORCH AND MIDDLE FRAME
YOU WILL NEED AN EXTRA PERSON FOR THIS STEP.
1: WITH HELP, STAND UP THE PORCH FRAME AND THE MIDDLE FRAME ASSEMBLIES.
2: FASTEN THE 2 X 4 X 36-3/4" DECK SUPPORTS TO THE HOLES WITH 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS FROM THE
INSIDE OF THE FORT.
3: FASTEN THE 2 X 6 X 80-3/4" SANDBOX BOARD FRONT AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM BELOW, THE HOLES SHOULD BE OFFSET UP,
INSTALL 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS THROUGH THE SANDBOX BOARD TOP HOLES IN TO THE CORNER POST HOLES LOCATED IN THE
BOTTOM ENDS. MAKE SURE THE HEX BOLT GRABS THE T-NUT INSTALLED IN THE CORNER POST AND TIGHTEN. THE SAND BOX
BOARD BOTTOM HOLES WILL BE USED LATTER.
REPEAT PREVIOUS SUB STEP FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FORT USING THE 2 X 6 X 80-3/4" SANDBOX BOARD REAR.
4: FASTEN THE 2 X 4 X 36-3/4" TOP PANEL BOARD OFFSET UP TO THE HOLES WITH 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS
FROM THE OUTSIDE TOP OF THE FORT.
5: AT THIS POINT THE FRAME IS UNSTABLE, YOU MUST HAVE AN ASSISTANT HELP YOU MOVE THE FRAME TO AVOID RACKING THE
FRAME AND POTENTIALLY CRACKING BOARDS.
6: PLACE THE FRAME IN ITS FINAL POSITION AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AT THE FRONT OF THE MANUAL TO LEVEL AND
SQUARE THE STRUCTURE. ONCE THE FRAME IS LEVEL, SQUARE, AND SET INTO POSITION; GO BACK AND INSERT THE 5/16" X 3-1/2"
LAG SCREWS AND 5/16" WASHERS IN ALL OF THE REMAINING HOLES OF THE 2 X 6 PARTS. NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
PREDRILLED HOLES IN THE CORNER POSTS FOR LAG SCREWS.
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