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Revision date: 02.17.17
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Assembly Instructions
CONSTRUCT CONCRETE PIERS FOR THE BASE PLATES
Complete these steps:
1. Review the diagrams on this page to layout the pier positions at each end of building frame.
NOTE:
If building includes closed ends and pedestrian doors, review the drawings showing these features. Set the
piers far enough away from the end walls to allow doors to fully open when shade material or film is pulled into place.
2. Contact a local contractor to construct concrete piers. Follow all established codes for the region. Minimum dimensions:
Diameter @ 12"; Height @ 24". See diagram at the right.
Align piers with the center of the frame at each end.
3. While concrete sets, continue with the assembly.
ATTENTION:
For shelters with an end wall and door, position pier and pivot
arm mounting base in a location that allows door to fully open when in use.
Align center of pier with center of shelter. Set top of pier at finished grade.
Finished Grade
Pier
Center of Frame
Shelter with Door Installed
For most cold frame
applications where
no door is present
in an end wall,
minimum
distance
from center of end
rafter to center of
pier is 18".
Minimum is 18".
Shelter without Door
Top View
Concrete
Pier
12"
24" minimum
Concrete Pier
Finished Grade
