Sequoia TubTop FS User manual

TubTop FS™
Sequoia Spa Shelters
Assembly Guide for the
TubTop FS™
Version 1—January 1 2016

TubTop FS™
Sequoia Spa Shelters
Introducon
Thank you for purchasing the TubTop FS™ hot tub enclosure manufactured by Sequoia Spa Shelters™. Please preview the enre
set of instrucons before starng the installaon. The instrucons are divided into the dierent steps required for assembly.
Required tools for assembly
-Powered screwdriver with at #2 cross-p (Phillips) bit.
-Measuring tape, 12 . minimum
-6 . step ladder
- 9/16” wrench (for anchor brackets
Unpacking notes
All component packages are labeled so as to idenfy the contents. For the purpose of part idencaon open packages in se-
quence as required for each assembly step. When uncrang and unpacking the components of the Escape™, care should be used
to avoid damage to the parts. The components are easily damaged by mishandling. Be extra careful when using knives and other
sharp objects in removing packaging material. Do not set components directly on to rough surfaces. Use padding or packaging
material to protect the component from abrasion.

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Clearances:
Below are the approximate clearances required for the TubTop
FS™. Please contact us for specic dimensions that are required for
unusual installaon sites.
8’ 8”
6’ 7”
3’11” 10’-10”
8’8”
8’8”
9’1”

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Parts List (in the order that they are installed):
 Corner panels (qty. 4)
 31” Corner panel lower trim boards (qty. 6)
 Wall panel assemblies (qty. 2 - 96” sidewall; qty. 1 - 92” backwall)
 Entry wall panels (qty. 2)
 Entry top frame (qty. 1)
 Corbel braces (qty. 8))
 Roof panel ( 8 total)
 RH secon (qty. 4)
 LH secon (qty. 4)
 Flashing (qty. 4)
 Skylight aachment frame (qty. 4)
 Skylight (qty. 1)
 Skylight aachment L-molding (qty. 2)
 Hip caps (qty. 4)
 End caps (qty. 4)
 Bar Top with bar brackets including screws (qty. 1 set)
Hardware & fasteners:
 W-brackets (qty. 8)
 2 ½” wood screws (qty. 62)
 2 ½” wood screws packed with bar top (qty. 10)
 3” wood screws (qty. 50)
 #8 x 1 ¼” pan head screws (qty. 17)
 #8 x ¾” pan head screws (qty. 9)
 #8 x ½” self-drilling pan head screws (qty. 17)
 #6 x 1 ¼” wood screws (qty. 7)
 #6 x 1 ¼” s.s. trim head screws (qty. 18)

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Assemble walls
Connect Corner panels to Back wall:
Lay the 92” back wall assembly on the ground. Use the packag-
ing material between the assembly and the ground surface to
protect the nish.
Connect the corner panels as shown below. Use a 3 inch wood
screw at the top end of the wall panel and 2 1/2” wood screws
to fasten into the side of the corner panel.
Lay the back side wall assembly on the ground to
connect the back two corner panels.
3 inch wood screw into the
top of the corner panel
2 1/2” wood
screw into
the side of
the corner
panel.

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Upright the back wall and aach the side
walls:
Stand upright the back wall with the corners aached
and proceed to add the two side walls. Connect the
remaining two corner panels to the side walls prior to
connecng the side wall to the back wall. Fasten the
corners in the same manner as the shown previously
with a 3” screw at the top and 2 1/2” screws into the
side of the corner panels.
Assemble walls
If not pre-aached, fasten the trim
boards to the lower end of the corner
panels using 1 1/4” trim screws.

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Assemble walls
Assemble entry wall and connect to corner
panels:
Fasten the top frame of the entry wall to the two en-
try wall panels (11” x 80 1/2”). Connect the panels to
the top frame using 2 1/2” screws through the end
frame of the wall panel.
Connect to the top frame
using 2 1/2” woos screws
Aach the corbel
brackets to the up-
per corners of the
wall and entry open-
ings. Fasten to the
frames using 3”
wood screws.
Aach with 3 inch wood
screws

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Assemble Roof:
The roof panels are shipped as right and le secons. Connect the
two halves together by fastening the frames together using 2 1/2”
wood screws.
Roof panels
Connect the le and right hand roof panel secons to-
gether.
The corrugaons overlap one another and the two
frames are set together.
With the frames aligned to one another, fasten the two
frames together using 2 ½ inch wood screws. (Three per
set)
Insert the ashing strip into the the C-metal trim of the
roof panel so that it is over the top surface of the corru-
gated roong. This does not get fastened.

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Posion the assembled roof panels around the building
in preparaon to set in place.
Place the roof panel over the top of the wall and drop
the frame into opening of the angle roof stops.
Roof panels
Connue seng the roof panels in place. Connect the
panels at the upper end where the panels meet using
the “W-brackets”. Connect these to the roof panel
frames using 1 ¼” pan head screws.
Installing the last roof panel may require liing the oth-
er panels slightly in order for it to drop into place. Once
in place, check that all panels are sing down on top of
the wall panels.
Add a second W-bracket at the lower end of the in-
stalled roof panels.
Connect the boom frame of the roof panel to the roof
stops of the wall panel using 3 inch wood screws.
W-bracket

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Skylight
Fasten the aachment frame to the top of the roof pan-
els using 2 ½ inch wood screws. The frame is posioned
so that it is even with the edge of the roof frame and so
there is a 1 ¼ inch space on the right side for adjacent
frame.
Connue unl all four aachment frames are in place.
2 ½” screws Lapping frame
Place the skylight over the top of the opening and set
down onto the aachment frame. The skylight also sets
over the ashings of the roof panels. This may require
adjusng the ashing to t under the skylight.
Photo above shows the skylight in place.
Center the skylight to the opening from the inside of the
building. The inside ledge of the skylight frame aligns to
the inside surface of the aachment frame.
The skylight is held in place using two wooden “L” mold-
ings. Fasten the molding to the aachment frame using
#6 x 1¼ inch wood screws.
Align boom edge

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Roof trims
Place the roof cap over the metal edge trims of the roof
panels and slide the end upward and under the skylight.
Insert the roof cap into the slots on the end cap.
Fasten the end cap into the end of the roof panel frame
using #8 x ¾ inch pan head screws.
Fasten the roof cap to the edge trim using #8 x ½” self-
drilling pan head screws.
Bar top
Aach the bar brackets to the sides of the wall opening as
shown below. Use 2 1/2” screws.
Place the bar top on to the brackets. Center the bar
top to the opening and fasten from underneath
with 2 1/2” screws.