Play Mor Poly Watch Tower User manual

Assembly Instructions
Poly Watch Tower

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Helpful Tips Before Assembly
1. Be sure that the site where you plan to install this play set is level.
2. Be careful to never break through the poly coating with the screw head or
otherwise.
3. Lay out the boards grouping the same sizes together.
4. NOTICE THIS IS NOT A SQUARE TOWER
Item List
12 - 2x6x57” Stamped #1
2 - 2x6x83¾” Stamped #2
2 - 2x6x72” Stamped #3
2 - 1x6x49½” Floor Boards
8 - 1x6x60” Floor Boards
4 - 4x4x108”
2 - 2x4x53-7/8” Stamped #10
2 - 2x4x60” Stamped #11
1 - 2x4x74” Stamped #12
24 - 1x4x32” Poly Rail Slats
4 - Poly Sandbox Seats
12 - Stainless Steel Corner Brackets
4 - 4x4 Caps
2 - 53½” Poly Strips
4 - 8” Poly Strips
Hardware
4” Lags w/washer 1½” Lags with Washer
4” Screws 3” Screws
1¾” Washer Head Screws 1½” Washer Head Screws
1¼” Screws Canopy Screws


Place 4 - #1 (2x6x57”) boards in a square with 2 on the inside and 2 on the outside over
lapping the 2 on the inside. Fasten temporarily with 1 - 3” screw per corner.
The sandbox will be 57”x60”.
-
Place 1 corner bracket per corner and fasten with
2 - 1½” washer head screws per bracket. Brack-
ets must be snug into the corners.
HARDWARE
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4 - 3” SCREWS
8 - 1” WASHER HEAD SCREWS
Insert screws
through these holes


Fasten the caps to the top of each 4x4x108” with 1 - 3” screw per cap. Remember to put
the screw cover on before attaching the cap.
-
Measure from the bottom of each 4x4. Mark at 59¼” and 90½” on all 4x4s. Next stand
the 4x4s up, as shown, and predrill with 9/32” drill bit and fasten with 2 - 4” lags w/
washer per post. Use the bottom holes of each
bracket.
59¼”
90½”
FASTEN ONLY THE BOT-
TOM 2 LAGS. YOU WILL
FASTEN THE OTHER
LAGS IN STEP #5.
HARDWARE
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4 - 3” SCREWS
8 - 4” LAGS W/WASHERS


Place 1 - #1 (2x6x57”) on each side of the tower with the top of the 2x6 at 59¼”. Make
the 2x6 flush at both ends with the outside of the posts and fasten with 2 - 3” screws per
board (1 at each end). Repeat on the opposite side. This middle frame must be made the
same as the frame in step 1 with 2 - 2x6s on the inside and 2 on the outside.
59¼”
-
Place 1 - #1 (2x6x57”) on each end of the tower
with the top of the 2x6 at 59¼”. Make both ends
flush with 2x6s on the sides and fasten with 2 - 3”
screws per board. Repeat on the opposite end to
complete the middle frame.
Step 3
board
Step 3-A
board
HARDWARE
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8 - 3” SCREWS


Repeat steps 3 and 3-A at 90¼”.
HARDWARE
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8 - 3” SCREWS
16 - 1
-
Place the remaining 8 corner brackets on the corners and fasten each with 2 - 1½” wash-
er head screws per bracket, as shown.


Square up all the corners as pictured before drilling and fasting lags.
Square all of the corners. Predrill all lag holes in the corner brackets with a 9/32” drill
bit. Put the 4” lags w/washers in, starting at the top of each 4x4 (you will be putting in
10 - 4” lags per 4x4)
Start here with lags
Square up all of the
corners.
HARDWARE
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40 - 4” LAGS W/WASHERS


Place 2 - #10 (2x4x53-7/8”) boards in as floor joists. The top of the #10’s must be flush
with the top of the #1’s that they are fastened to. Fasten each one with 4 - 4” screws
(two at each end).
14 3/8” 14 3/8”
HARDWARE
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8 - 4” SCREWS
The oor frame is now complete.


Place 2 - 1x6x49½” floor boards on each end of the tower and fasten with 2 - 1¾”
washer head screws per board (one at each end).
-
Place 8 - 1x6x60” floor boards on the floor frame. Make the boards flush at both ends
with the floor frame and fasten with 4 - 1¾” washer head screws (2 at each end).
Floor Board Screw Pattern
HARDWARE
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36 - 1” WASHER HEAD SCREWS


Place a 53¾” poly strip under the floor and fasten with 2 - 1¼” screws per board. When
finished fasten the poly strip to the 2x4 floor joist with 3 - 3” screws. Fasten through the
2x4 into the poly strip. (The floor must be down on floor joists before fastening).
Repeat on the other floor joist.
Fastening to 2x4 joist
HARDWARE
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20 - 1¼” SCREWS
6 - 3” SCREWS


Place 4 short poly strips under the floor with one in each corner. Fasten with 2 - 1¼”
screws per board.
HARDWARE
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16 - 1¼” SCREWS


Attach the rail slats to the tower. Fasten each slat with 4 - 1¾” washer head screws per
slat. You will need to decide where you want the openings. A standard opening is 20½”
wide. Your tower has enough slats included to enclose everything except two openings.
The standard spacing between slats is 3”.
This is very flexible so you can make changes as needed to get the desired opening.
Pictured on this page and the next is the standard way to do two openings.
There will be a light pencil mark on each slat to help you get the screws straight.
HARDWARE
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56 - 1” WASHER HEAD SCREWS
3” 3” 3” 3” 3”3”
7¼” 7¼”
2-3/8”
Repeat this on the opposite side of Tower
LONG SIDE OF TOWER
Continued on next page

-
THIS IS THE SHORT END OF THE TOWER.
HARDWARE
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40 - 1” WASHER HEAD SCREWS
20½” 3” 3” 3”
6¾” 6¾”
2-3/8”
Repeat this on the opposite end of the tower.
You can adjust and change slats to make the openings where you would like them. You
can also remove slats to make more openings.
There will be a light pencil mark on each slat to help you get the screws straight.


Attach 1 - #2 (2x6x83¾”) on each side of the tower with 4 - 3” screws and 2 - 4” lags
w/washers. Predrill for the lags with a 9/32” drill bit.
There should be an overhang of 15” beyond the outside of each post.
HARDWARE
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8 - 3” SCREWS
4 - 4” LAGS W/WASHERS
15”


Attach 1 - #3 (2x6x72”) at the ends of the #2 2x6s that you just put on in step #10 with
6 - 3” screws.
HARDWARE
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12 - 3” SCREWS
6”
2x6 #3 that you are fastening
2x6 #2 that you
aached in step #10
6 - 3” Screws
Repeat this on the opposite side of
the tower.


Assemble the canopy roof attachment.
Attach the #12 (2x4x74”) board to the canopy roof upright #11 (2x4x60”) boards with 2
- 3” screws per upright. Attach the uncapped ends of the #11’s to the #12.
Fasten through the #11 uprights into the #12
Note the measurements below.
HARDWARE
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4 - 3” SCREWS
4 - 3”Screws
8½”
1¼”
The #11 uprights must be square with the #12 top canopy 2x4.
Capped ends.


Place the canopy roof attachment on the tower. Find and mark the center of the tower.
Then measure ¾” from the center. Attach the #11 upright with the edge that has the #12
on it at the ¾” mark so that the #12 is in the middle of the tower. Make the bottom of
the uprights flush with the #1 2x6’s. Fasten the upright with 1 - 4” screw on each end.
Next square the canopy roof attachment with the tower and finish fastening it by adding
2 - 4” screws on each side as
shown.
HARDWARE
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6 - 4” SCREWS
Center of
Tower
¾”
The #12 2x4 should be in
center of the tower.
Square
and nish
fastening.
Place screws
as shown.


Attach the canopy roof to the tower
HARDWARE
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14 - CANOPY SCREWS
Center the canopy on the #3
2x6 and fasten with 7 - canopy
screws
Drape the canopy over the
#12 2x4.
Pull the canopy ght and fas-
ten on the opposite side with
7 - canopy screws


Pound 1 stake in each corner of the playset fasten with 1-1½ Lag per stake. Angle the
stake slightly to increase hold.

Attach the Sandbox Seats.
Place 1 sandbox seat in each corner and fasten with 4 - 1¾” screws per seat.
HARDWARE
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16 - 1”SCREW
4-1” LAG W/WASHER