tradetested GS503-V1, Owner'S Manual

Before You Begin

● Check local building codes 

r

ega

r

ding shed location and a

n

y other local 

requir

ements

.

● Check the packing list on page iv to 

m

ake su

re y

ou have all of the necessa

r

y pa

r

ts

.

● Sepa

r

ate 

e

v

ery

thing in the ca

r

tons by the pa

r

t number while 

re

vi

e

wing the pa

r

ts list.

● Be su

r

e the da

y y

ou select to build 

y

our shed is d

r

y and calm.

●

When

e

ver possibl

e

, tw

o or mor

e people should work together to assemble the shed.

    W

e suggest that one person positions pa

r

ts while the other handles the 

f

asteners and tools

.

Befor

e assembl

y

, decide on a location 

for y

our building

. We r

ecommend a l

e

vel a

r

ea with

good d

r

ainag

e.

 All

o

w enough space a

r

ound the building so the

re’

s plenty of 

r

oom to sc

re

w

the panels and then m

o

ve the dif

fer

ent pa

r

ts into position

. R

emember to leave plenty of

room f

or the door to fully open.

● An electric drill/driver

● A Phillips sc

re

wdriv

er

● Ga

r

dening or work gl

o

ves

● Sealant or caulking gum (optional )

● Step ladder

●

 T

ape measu

re

Sa

f

ety First

Sa

f

ety p

r

ecautions a

r

e impo

r

tant to 

f

oll

o

w th

r

oughout the construction of 

y

our building.

●

 T

ake ca

r

e when handling the various pieces of 

y

our building since some contain sharp

    edges

.

 Please

wear work gl

o

v

e

s

, ey

e p

r

otection and long sle

e

ves when assembling or

    pe

rf

orming a

n

y maintenanc

e.

● 

K

eep child

r

en and pets awa

y from your 

w

or

ksite to avoid dist

r

actions and a

n

y accidents .

● N

e

ver concent

r

ate all 

your 

weight on the 

r

oof of the structu

re. 

When using a step ladder

    make su

r

e it

’

s fully open and on a l

e

vel su

rf

ac

e.

●

 To 

avoid a

n

y damag

e

, do not attempt to assemble the building on a windy

da

y. 

The la

rger

    panels can act as sails making construction difficult a

n

d unsa

fe.

You 

Will Need...

i

Selecting & Preparing Your Site