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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the ClearSpanTM Poly Shelter. We appreciate your
patronage. We hope you enjoy building and utilizing your shelter. Please read
this entire instruction manual before starting to assemble your shelter. If you
require assistance during the construction process you may call us at 1-800-245-
9881.
A Word About Safety
Just as we want you to be pleased with your assembled shelter, we don’t want
you to get hurt in the process of building it! Our suggestions include the following:
• Wear eye protection when drilling and power-screwing.
• Wear head protection when working with/under heavy parts including metal-
tubing.
• Wear gloves when handling metal tubing due to sharp or rough ends.
• Use a portable GFCI when working with corded power tools.
• Never erect a shelter directly under power lines.
• Be careful not to drive anchors into buried power cables.
• Do not climb on the shelter or its frame. It is not designed to support human
weight.
• If the shelter is enclosed, provide proper and adequate ventilation.
• Do not store hazardous materials in the shelter without proper ventilation and
precautions.
• If both ends are covered, provide proper ingress and egress to prevent
entrapment.
• Do not occupy the shelter during very high winds, hurricanes, or tornadoes.
• If shelter is moved after construction, inspect shelter thoroughly before reuse.
• Use common sense at all times.
Selecting a Location
It is important to select a proper location for your poly shelter. While the location
may have been predetermined before you even ordered your shelter, you may
want to “improve” the location before starting the assembly process.
One of the most important considerations is that the location should be level. If it
is not, the shelters frame will not assemble or sit properly. If your location is not
level, you should consider grading it before building on it. Another alternative is to
provide footings, which are level to support the shelter.
These could be pressure-treated posts, pre-cast concrete blocks, or poured in
place footings.
Drainage is another important consideration. Rain flowing off your shelter should
have a natural path to flow away from the shelter and not under or into it.