Duratuf KIWI MK3B User manual

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
MK3B
BASE SIZE 3380mm x 3380mm

• Drill
• Drill Bit 3.5mm
• Drill Bit 6mm (for clear roof panel only)
• Hex Drive 5/16
• Riveter (free Duratuf riveter supplied in kit)
• Hammer
• Nail Punch
• Tape Measure
• Ladder or Saw stool
• Spanners x 2
• String Line
• Tin Snips
• Skillsaw and Jigsaw (for floor only)
• Masonry Drill and 10mm Masonry Bit (for Bolt Down Kit only)
• Read all instructions carefully.
• Identify all parts and check quantities against checklist.
• If you are making your own floor refer to Raised Base Plate section
now.
• Do not attempt to build your shed in high winds.
• Beware of sharp edges.
• Protect your eyes and ears.
• Use electric tools with care. Use a Safety Trip Switch.
• It is easier and quicker if this shed is erected by two people.
• Your shed must be level. Achieve this by either levelling the ground
or by using blocks.
• If you shed is to be positioned on wet or damp ground, we recom-
mend that your shed is raised up off the ground slightly.
Tools Required:
Select your site:
Safety:
Before you start:
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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2.280m
1.890m
0.260m
Gable End Wall Sheets
Wall Sheets
Door - Standard Security
Instruction Booklet
Hardware Pack
Touch-up Paint & Brush
0.580m
0.603 x 0.603m
0.588 x 0.150m
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Fixed Window Frame
Glaze Beads
Glass
Louvre Window Frame
Glass
Window Hardware Pack
3.700m Roof Sheets
Security Double Door Hardware Pack
Alarm - MA20
Shed light
Bolt Down Kit
Peg Down Kit
1.850m Flat Roof Sheet
Jack Studs - 140 x 45mm
Roof Sheets
1.850m Clear Roof Panel
1.175m Ridge Flashing
Clear Roof Hardware Pack1
43.700m
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Jack Studs - 60 x 45mm
0.200m
KIWI MK3B PARTS LIST
1Duratuf Riveter

MK3B TIMBER FRAME
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Step 1: Back Wall: Select one 3.380m Base Plate (Green), one
3.380m Top Plate (Red) and five Studs (Yellow). Lay out
Plates and two Studs on a flat surface and nail together us-
ing two 75mm nails per join. Nail in remaining centre studs
using Nogs to get correct position. Position Nogs centrally
between Top and Bottom Plates and nail in place. (All
Plates, Studs and Nogs are joined together with two 75mm
nails each end).
Step 2: Front Wall: Select one 3.380m Base Plate (Green), one
3.380m Top Plate (Red), four Studs (Yellow) and
two .785m Nogs. Nail studs to each end of Plates. Nail in
remaining two studs using .785m Nogs to get correct po-
sition. Position Nogs centrally between Plates and nail in
place.
Step 3: End Wall: Select one 3.380m Base Plate (Green), one
3.380m Top Plate (Red), three Studs (Yellow) and
two .789m Nogs. Lay out Plates and one Stud on a flat
surface and nail Stud centrally between Plates. Nail re-
maining Studs to Plates using .789m Nogs to get the cor-
rect position. Position Nogs centrally between Plates and
nail in place. Repeat with second End Frame.
JACK STUDS
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
Note: For sheds with the Raised Floor Modification option the studs will be 1.780m long to allow the Wall Sheets to pro-
trude 20mm below the Bottom Plate. Refer to Raised Floor Modification section (Page 15).

MK3B TIMBER FRAME
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Step 4: Stand up Back Wall frame and one End frame
and nail together, using two 75mm nails per join,
top and bottom. Stand remaining Frames up and
nail together. Nail in remaining .764m Nogs in
End Walls.
Step 5: Position middle Jack Stud, centrally on End Wall
Top Plates and nail in place. Nail remaining Jack
Studs in. Position middle Ridge Beam to Jack
Stud and skew-nail in place using two 75mm
nails each end. Pre-drilling holes before nailing
will prevent timber from splitting.
Step 6: Place intermediate Roof Beams by using Roofing
Nogs to determine correct position (see fig. 2).
Nail intermediate Roof Beams in place. Nail 70 x
45mm Roofing Nogs in place (End Wall).
Step 7: Place Frame in correct position, checking the shed
is square and level. Dynabolt Frame to concrete
base as instructed on page 4.
Step 8: Nail multigrip brackets to each of the four bottom
corners (two per corner). Use 30mm Clouts
supplied.
fig.2.
756m 664

MK3B WALL CLADDING
TO AVIOD CORROSION:
• Where at all possible try not to trap metal filings between two sheets. Remove all metal filings before riveting.
• Carbon in pencils reacts with the Zinc/Aluminium coating on steel. Use ink to mark steel.
TERMS EXPLANATION
• To Tack: To Tack on a wall sheet means to use minimum nails hammered partly in to hold Wall Sheets in position. Should a Wall
Sheet need to be re-positioned, the nails can easily be prized out.
• If a window is required, identify Wall Sheet(s) with window hole pre-cut. Lean up Wall Sheets where window(s) are to be located.
Note:
When fitting Gable
End Sheets ensure
they overlap correctly
(fig 1).
The overlap direction
may differ from clad-
ding detail.
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CLADDING DETAIL
Birds Eye View
fig. 1

MK3B WALL CLADDING
Step 1: Front Wall: Start at the left hand side. Position
the Wall Sheet with the LIP on the left hand
side. Ensuring the LIP is flush with side of the
Stud and the top of the Top Plate, tack in place.
Repeat with Wall Sheet on the right hand side
of doorway.
Step 2: Back Wall: Position the first Wall Sheet with
the LIP on the right hand side. Ensuring the LIP
is flush with the side of the Stud and the top of
the Wall Sheet is flush with the top of the Top
Plate, tack in place. Position the next Wall
Sheet with the LIP on the right hand side. Over-
lap as shown in fig.1 (page 7). Ensuring Wall
Sheet is flush with top of Top Plate, tack in
place. Repeat with remaining two sheets.
Step 4: Nailing Off: Nail one 30mm Clout each side of the Rib (two per Pan) into the Top Plates and Bottom Plates. Nail
Wall Sheets to mid wall Nogs (one per pan). Nail each corner Wall Sheet to Studs using two 30mm Clouts evenly
spaced.
Gable Ends: When nailing Gable Wall Sheets to the Top Plate, use a String Line. At the top of the gable nail one
30mm Clout each side of the Rib (two per Pan) into the Roof Nogs.
Step 3: End Walls: Lean Gable Wall Sheets against
the shed to form gable shape. With the LIP
flush with side of Stud tack in place ensuring
the bottom of the Wall Sheet is 10mm above
the bottom of the Bottom Plate. Tack on re-
maining Wall Sheets. Repeat with other gable
end. If fitting a window, nail in Window Studs
and Nog now. Refer to Window instructions.
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EDGE
FLUSH
TOP
FLUSH

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MK3B LOUVRE WINDOW (Optional)
Step 2: On the inside of the shed, position studs
and Nog centrally on window opening.
Make sure the studs are parallel and nail
into Top Plate and end wall Nog.
Step 3: Nail wall Sheets to window framing using
30mm clouts. (return to step 4 on page 7
and complete). Then fit Window Frame).
Position Window Frame centrally on win-
dow opening and rivet it to ribs. Pre-drill
holes in each corner and nail Window
Frame to framing, using 50mm nails.
Step 4: If the Window is in the gable end, tempo-
rarily position the Over Panel above Win-
dow Frame. Following the same angle as
the gable, mark and cut to suit.
Step 5: Rivet Over Panel to the Window Frame
with rivets.
588mm
Step 1: Lay out the two window studs (883mm) and
Nog (634mm) on a flat surface. Position
Nog and nail in place using 2x 75mm nails
at each end.
Step 6: From the inside of the shed, slide Louvre
Glass into Louvre Units attached to the
Window Frame. Bend up tabs to keep
Glass in position.
50mm
NAILS
RIVITS

MK3B FIXED WINDOW (Optional)
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Step 1: Lay out the two window studs (883mm) and Nog
(590mm) on a flat surface. Position Nog and nail
in place using two 75mm nails at each end. 570mm
Step 6: From the outside of the shed, place glass in Win-
dow Frame. Attach a Glazing Bead (G100) with
three rivets to each side of the Window Frame to
hold glass in place. Pre-drilling Glazing Beads is
recommended.
Follow Steps 2 - 5 on page 8.
MK3B DOOR JAMB & CORNER FLASHINGS
Step 1: Fit Door Jamb Flashing (A104) in between Top
and Bottom Plates and hard against Stud. Attach
Door Jamb Flashing with three rivets into Rib on
the outside and three 30mm clouts into studs on
the inside. Repeat with the other Door Jamb.
Step 3: Fit Corner Flashing (101) over corner Ribs with the top
flush with the top of the Top Plate. Rivet in place with
six rivets, three each side. Repeat with other three
Corner Flashings. When fitting Corner Flashings on
front wall, ensure they are parallel with Door Jambs.
Step 2: Measure and cut Doorstep Flashing (A106) to fit in
between Door Jambs. Position the Doorstep Flash-
ing in between the Door Jambs at bottom of door-
way, nail through top of flashing using five 30mm
Clouts. Repeat with the Overdoor Flashing (A105).

Step 1: Position Right-hand Door Track (107) on the front wall with the
top of the track 7mm below the top of the timber frame. The right-
hand end should be flush with outside edge of right-hand corner
flashing.
Pre-drill a hole in the centre of the track and screw in place using
one 45mm door track screw. Remove ALL drill filings
Note: Ensure Door Track screws are screwed in horizontal and
screwed hard into flashing. Protruding screw heads can
cause door rollers to bind on the screw heads.
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MK3B DOORS
Step 3: Position left hand Door Track (107). Follow Steps 1 and 2 to
hang left hand Door. Where Door Tracks meet in the centre,
adjust up and down so that the Doors fit snuggly together, then
rivet in place.
Step 2: Hang right hand door in Door Track. At the right hand end of
Door Track, adjust up or down so that the Door hangs parallel
with shed. Fit one rivet at right hand end to hold in place. Repeat
with left hand end of track.
Note: Only use rivets at each end of track.
Step 4: Remove Doors. Pre-drill and screw another 2 screws between
the centre screw and the rivets at each end of tracks(5 screws
per track). Screw tracks using 45mm door track screws.
MK3B DOORS
7mm
45mm
DOOR
GUIDE
DOOR
CLADDING
BOT-
PLATE
GUIDE BRACK-
Step 5: Bottom Door Guide: Slide the Door to the corner of the shed.
Place the Door Guide (108) over the Guide Brackets on the
door and align the end of the Door Guide, flush with outside of
the right-hand corner flashing.
Step 6: Lift the door guide up approximately 3mm so that the Door will
Slide freely. Pre-drill a hole through the door guide and the end
rib of the cladding and screw in place using a 45mm screw.
Step7: Slide the door to the centre, ensuring that it slides freely. Pre-
drill and insert a screw in the other end of the Door Guide.
Check that the Door is not binding in the middle then pre-drill
and fix with 3 more screws, one in the centre of the guide and
the other 2 evenly spaced between (5 screws per guide) into
the door step flashing and rib.
Note: For sheds with Raised Base Plate option the Door Step Flash-
ing will protrude down past the Bottom Plate.
Attach Door Guide with rivets.
Step 5: Clean out ALL drill filings. Also make sure the Wheels are
cleaned of drill filings. Re-hang Doors.
Fit outer door stops. Predrill a hole 45mm in from outside edge of Corner
Flashing and screw outer door stops in using one Roofing screw
per stop. Check doors do not protrude past outside edge of shed.
Fit inner door stops. Predrill a hole 45mm each side of centre and screw
inner door stops in using one Roofing screw per stop.
Note– adjust centre door stops left and right to ensure doors close
correctly.

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MK3B ROOF
Note: Condensation can form on the under side of shed roof. If building paper is required, fit now. Building paper will need to be sup-
ported by netting or roofing twine.
Step 2: Starting from the left hand end, centralize Roof on
Ridge Beam. Ensure Roof is tight against end Wall
Sheets, predrill then nail one 50mm Clout through Rib
into the Ridge Beam. At the back, line up Ribs on the
Roof Sheet with the Ribs on Wall Sheet. Using one
50mm Clout, nail through Rib into Back Top Plate.
Repeat at the front.
Note The 10 x 50mm Clouts on end ribs are covered by the
Barge Flashings.
Step 1: Position first Roof Sheet centrally over Ridge Beam
on the right hand end of shed with the LIP on the left
hand side. (For sheds with a Clear Roof Panel, go to
the next page). Position the next Roof Sheet. Ensure
it overlaps correctly then rivet together, one rivet in
the centre and one 600mm and 1200mm down from
the centre on both sides. Fit remaining Roof Sheet.
Step 3: Centralize Roof at the other end and nail through Rib
into the Ridge Beam and Top Plates, using 50mm
Clouts. Ensure Ridge Beams are straight, then Screw
one 50mm Roofing Screw into Ridge Beam through
each Rib on overlap (one screw per sheet per beam).
At the back, set up a String Line in centre of Top
Plate. Ensure Top Plate is straight and screw, using
one 50mm Roofing Screw per Rib. Repeat at the
front.
LIP
50mm Clout
Roofing screws

MK3B CLEAR ROOF PANEL (Optional)
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Step 2: Position clear roof and flat roof sheet (or second clear panel). The flat roof sheet underlaps one sheet and overlaps the other.
The clear roof panel overlaps both roof sheets. Ensure sheet joins are flush at the outside edge then rivet flat sheets to pressed
sheets. Two rivets per join. Centralise roof at the other end and screw in place.
Step 3: Ensure ridge beam is straight, then nail the clear panel and flat roof sheet (or second clear panel) to ridge beam using one
30mm clout per pan. Position on ridge beam and screw in place using six 50mm roofing screws. Screw one 50mm roofing
screw into ridge beam through each rib on overlap, (one screw per sheet). Mould the soft edge on the flashing down into the
pans of the roof sheet to prevent roof leaks.
Step 4: Continue to fasten roof sheets as per step 4 on previous page (pg11)
Note: When screwing through the clear panel, pre-drill a 6mm hole.
TOP PLATE
JACK STUD
RIDGE BEAM
30mm CLOUT
RIDGE FLASHING
ROOFING SCREWS
PRESSED ROOF SHEET
CLEAR ROOF
FLAT ROOF
Step 1: Leave a gap where the Clear Panel is to be fitted. Position the next Roof Sheet. Ensure it overlaps correctly, then rivet togeth-
er, one rivet in the centre and one approximately 600 mm down from the centre on both sides. Fit remaining Roof Sheets,
overlapping and riveting as you go. Nail on first Roof Sheet (refer step 3 on page 11).
Note: MK2 shown

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MK3B BARGE & SPOUTING
Step 1: Attach left hand and right hand barges (C102 &
D102) together with three rivets at top overlap.
Position Barge Flashings on gable ends. Posi-
tion Spouting (C103)on the shed and rivet to
barge Flashing at each end. Repeat with other
Spouting.
Step 2: Centralise Barge Flashing on gable end and
rivet in place, one rivet into every second Rib.
Fit two rivets through top of Barge into Rib.
Repeat with other Barge Flashing. Check
Spoutings are straight, then rivet to Roof one
rivet every second Rib.

MK3B HASP & STAPLE
Using seven rivets, attach hasp to
Left Hand Door and the staple to the
Right Hand Door as shown.
RAISED FLOOR MODIFICATION
For sheds being placed on a purpose built floor,
(concrete, cobbles, ply etc.), the Wall Sheets will pro-
trude 20mm below the Base Plate. This will stop water
flowing in between the Base Plate and Floor.
The Floor should be made 15mm smaller than Base
Size.
Note: Although it is not essential, fitting Damp Proof
Course in between the Base Plate and the Floor
will give added protection against moisture.
CLEAN UP
• Remove all swarf (drill filings) with a soft brush or rag.
• Hose down roof and walls thoroughly.
• For Coloursteel sheds use touch-up paint provided on all nail heads, rivets and exposed cuts.
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DURATUF PREMIUM SHED WARRANTY
GUARANTEE TO CUSTOMER
Congratulations on purchasing a Duratuf Storage Shed. With proper care and attention, this product will last many years.
For your benefit PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
WARRANTY ON METAL CLADDING
Riverlea Group Ltd guarantee that the metal roofing and wall cladding on Kiwi and Fortress Garden Sheds may be used in moderate and
inland corrosion zones or areas where the first year mild steel corrosion rate is less than 200g/m2, and that in these conditions, they will
not perforate due to corrosion within 30 years of date of manufacture.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Damage or corrosion due to the following circumstances is not covered by this warranty.
 Mechanical, chemical or other damage sustained during or after installation.
NOTE: Clean swarf off shed IMMEDIATELY after assembly
Do NOT mark cladding with pencil
Do NOT allow manures, chemicals or other corrosive materials to have direct contact with cladding
Chemical damage will result if these instructions are not carried out
 Force majeure or other causes beyond the control of Riverlea Group Ltd.
2. This warranty does not cover material installed in severe and very severe environmental situations, or in any area where the mild
steel corrosion rate (as published by BRANZ) exceeds 200g/m2.
3. Minimum maintenance must be carried out in accordance with instructions below.
Should the cladding fail to perform as specified above, the liability of Riverlea Group Ltd shall in all cases be limited to replacing or
repairing the defective product. The balance of the original warranty will cover any repaired or replaced material. Riverlea Group Ltd will
not be liable for any consequential loss or damage, labour or transport charges. All claims made in writing within 21 days of discovery,
quoting the reference number at the top right hand corner of this page.
MAINTENANCE
Following are the minimum maintenance requirements for cladding used in Kiwi Garden Sheds and Fortress Sheds.
 Washing all surfaces by rain, and annual hosing of sheltered areas using a hose and soft nylon brush.
 Within 2km of coast—wash every 3 months as above. After a storm, wash the cladding and the gutters as soon as possible
to remove any highly corrosive salt deposits.
 Volcanic Ash Fallout—wash as soon as possible, removing fallout from roof and gutters
 Gutters to be kept clean of leaves and dirt.
Should you require additional technical information please contact us at the details below.
Please visit http://www.riverleagroup.co.nz/warranty-garden-sheds to validate the Warranty on your shed.
Click on the Warranty Registration Link and complete all details.
If you are unable to access the computer, please phone us on 0800 438 274 and one of the customer services team will help you to acti-
vate the warranty on your garden shed.
Many thanks, from the Team at Riverlea Group.
WARRANTY REGISTRATION