HEX BOLT
5/16" WASHER
5/16" WASHER
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 1-1/2"
5/16" T-NUT
TO AVOID SPLIT-OUT WHEN DRILLING THE HOLE:
!!USE CAUTION SO YOU DO NOT HIT YOUR HAND!!
PLACE A BACKER BOARD BEHIND HERE WHEN
DRILLING HOLE.
REAR OF FORT
(LOWER LEVEL
DECK SHOWN)
90 BRACKET YOU JUST INSTALLED
2 X 4 X 33"
TOP PANEL BOARD
STEP 45: TOP PANEL BOARD
1: PLACE THE 2 X 4 X 33" TOP PANEL BOARD (OFFSET UP) AGAINST THE REAR POSTS ON
THE LOWER LEVEL.
2: SECURE THE HOLE IN THE BOARD TO THE PORCH REAR POST WITH A 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX
BOLT AND 5/16" WASHER.
3: LEVEL THE TOP PANEL BOARD TO THE DECK.
4: USE HOLE IN THE POINTED FLANGE OF THE 90 BRACKET AS A GUIDE TO DRILL A 3/8"
HOLE THROUGH THE TOP PANEL BOARD.
5: HAMMER A T-NUT INTO THE HOLE YOU DRILLED IN THE TOP PANEL BOARD.
6: ATTACH THE TOP PANEL BOARD TO THE 90 BRACKET WITH A 5/16" X 1-1/2" HEX BOLT
AND A 5/16" WASHER.
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