
Step 2:
Step 3:
1/2 Picket Rail Bridge shown.
Place the cross braces in the notch in the beams and attach using
2-1/4” screws.
Note: braces will be 2“x4” for 4’ and 6’ long bridges, and 2“x6” for larger sizes.
Lay all decking boards on beams with the counter-sunk hole facing
up. Attach with 2-1/4”screws.
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
Attach posts to the beams using 1/4” x 2-1/2“ washer head lag bolts.
Beams will be marked where the post should be attached.
Attach railings to the posts using 2-1/4” screws.
Attach wooden discs to the post tops using (2) 2-1/4”screws. Turn
wooden ball nial into center hole of the discs to secure.
Step 7: Evenly space the pickets across the railings, positioned so that the
tops are even with the top of the railing. Start the rst picket using
the post as a guide, making sure each picket remains plumb (straight
up and down).
Treated Pine Garden Bridge Assembly Instructions
Bridges with no rail are complete at this point. Continue for bridges with railings.
Bridges with no pickets are complete at this point. Continue for bridges with pickets.
Rev. 1/2020