Little Cottage Colonial Gable Greenhouse Installation guide

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8x8 Colonial
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8x12 Colonial Greenhouse
- Cordless Drill (12V or higher)
- #2 Square Drive Bit
- Hammer
- 6’ Step Ladder
- Tape Measure
- Square utility knife with
blade & hook blade
- Speed Square
- 5/16” Wood Drill bit
Tools Needed:
Sizes: 8’x8’ - 10’x16’
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1. Thank you for purchasing from Little Cottage
Co! Begin your kit by locating the 4x4 pressure
treated runners. Place them roughly 6’ apart.
2. Next locate 2x4’s for oor.
3. Make sure joist and rim are ush as shown and
secure with 2 1/2” screws.
4. Next measure 13” from outside to 4x4 runner.
5. Use square to place 4x4 as shown. 6. Make sure 2x4 and 4x4’s are ush. Secure with
2 1/2” screws on angle as shown.
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7. Once 2x4’s are in place, verify that ooring
structure is square by measuring from corner to
corner as shown.
8. Next measure 16” on Center, and secure 2x4’s
into 4x4 by toe nailing a 2 1/2” screw on both
sides.
9. Set sheeting in place using angles to ensure
sheeting is ush on both sides. Secure in place by
driving 1 1/4” screws through the sheeting and
into the 2x4’s every 8”.
10.Continue to set remaining sheeting until the
entire oor is in place.
11. Next locate the walls. 12. Locate the rst wall panel and set in place.
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13. Make sure stud is ush with edge of oor
structure using an angle. Apply pressure from
outside and secure with 2 1/2” screws.
14. Secure at the opposite end in a similar
manner as well as at every stud in between.
15. Set the next panel in place. 16. Apply pressure on the outside as before and
secure with 2 1/2” screw.
17. Next make sure walls are ush on inside and
secure with 2 1/2” screw.
18. Use 1 1/4” screws to secure wall as shown.
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19. Set the next set of walls in place by letters. 20. Continue with walls per diagram as shown.
21. Make sure the walls are ush on the inside
and secure with 2 1/2” screws as shown.
22. Next install end wall.
23. Apply pressure on outside while fastening
with 2 1/2” screw from inside as shown.
24. Apply pressure on all walls as shown before
securing with 2 1/2” screws.
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25. Next apply pressure on corners as shown. 26. Secure with 2 1/2” Screws on an angle.
27. Remove 2x4 plate underneath door. 28. Next install door panel.
29. Apply pressure on outside and secure with
2 1/2” screw.
30. Secure corner with 2 1/2” screw.
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31. Make sure you have 34” between door
opening.
32. Secure wall with 2 1/2” screws.
33. Secure 1 1/4” screws every 8” on bottom all
around the outside.
34. Secure 1 1/4” screws every 8” on all corners.
35. Locate 2x6 top plates with 3/4” trim as
shown.
36. Top plates are marked for trusses as shown.
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37. Wall is marked where top plate starts. 38. Next install top plate, make sure 2x6 is at the
pencil mark as shown in the last picture.
39. Fasten with 2 1/2” screws every 16” o.c. 40. Make sure the top plate is ush on the inside
as well as shown, before fastening.
41. Top plates are complete. 42. Next locate gable wall and use it for truss
assemble as shown.
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43. Lay rafters on top of gable, so all trusses will
be the same. Place truss gussets as shown, and
secure with 1 1/4” screws.
44. Flip truss around as shown.
45. Repeat with gusset as shown. Truss gets a
gusset on each side.
46. Next install gables.
47. Secure with 2 1/2” screws once gable is in
place.
48. Make sure 2x4’s are ush and secure with
2 1/2” screws as shown.
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49. Gables are completed. 50. Next set trusses.
51. When securing truss use (3) 2 1/2” screws
as shown (1) on top and (1) on each side of the
truss.
52. Trusses are completed.
53. Next locate 2x3’s for Purlins. 54. Purlins will be installed on top of trusses for
Sunsky to set on.
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56. Purlins are marked so customer knows where
to place them. Bottom row purlins are cut on an
angle as shown.
55. Continue with purlins.
57. Secure with 2 1/2” screws. 58. Locate 2x2 Bird Blocks.
59. Next install second row of purlins as shown. 60. Install 2x2 bird block on gales after every
row of purlins.
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61. Continue with purlins. 62. Install last bird block as shown.
63. Install last row of purlins. 64. Secure with 2 1/2” screws.
65. Purlins are completed. 66. Locate 2x4 rakes with trim.
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67. Locate rake blocks. 68. Install rake blocks as shown.
69. Secure with 2 1/2” screw as shown. 70. Secure with second screw from bottom up.
71. Next locate the 7/16 siding for soft. 72. Install 7/16” siding for soft as shown. Install
longer piece rst and then shorter one on the
other side.
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73. Secure with 1 1/4” screws. 74. Install shorter piece.
75. Next install rakes with trim on the outside as
shown.
76. Make sure it is ush on the top of the purlins
and secure with 2 1/2” screws.
77. Continue with 2 1/2” screw going from top of
purlin into the rake on an angle.
78. Install rake on left side and repeat from rst
one.
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79. Make sure peaks lineup. Secure with 2 1/2”
screws.
80. Locate corner trim.
81. Install corner trim as shown. 82. Secure with 1 1/4” screws as needed on all 4
corners.
83. Locate window trim. 84. Install window trim.
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85. Secure with 1 1/4” trim as needed. 86. Next install 3” siding strip below door
opening and secure with 1 1/4” screws.
87. Locate Door. 88.
Next install top door rst and make sure you
have a 1/4” space on top as shown. Secure with 2
1/2” Black Headed Screws.
89. Continue with door. 90. Next install bottom half of door.
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91. Secure with 2 1/2” black headed screws. 92. Next secure bottom hinge with 2 1/2” black
headed screws.
93. Locate door latch and barrel bolts. 94. Next install door latch as shown.
95. Make sure you use angle square as shown,
so latch is ush with trim.
96. Secure with 1 1/4” black headed screws.
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97. Install inside part and secure with 1 1/4”
black head screw.
98. Next install latch closer onto trim as shown.
99. Secure with 1 1/4” black head screws. 100. Next install barrel bolt on inside top door
and secure with 1 1/4” screw.
102. Push barrel bolt down and tap on with ham-
mer to locate where to drill 5/16” hole.
103. Next drill 5/16” hole.
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104. Locate hook eye. 105. Open top door to locate where to install
hook and eye.
106. Drill 1/8” hole. 107. Install eye where hole was drilled.
108. This is what it should look like when
completed.
109. Next locate interior shelves.
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110. Install rst section. Make sure top is ush
with window sill.
111. Secure on bottom side with 2 1/2” screw
going into 2x4 wall stud.
112. It should measure around 31” from oor to
bottom of shelf.
113. Next secure with 2 1/2” screws as needed.
114. Next install second part. 115. Secure the 2 together with 2 1/2” screw.
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