Tigersheds Flex Apex User manual

Flex Apex Assembly 6ft Kit
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1. Pre Assembly
80mm Screws
Important:
The oor panel must be laid on a rm
and level base.
Note: See back for sizes greater than 4x6
2.b Lay out the completed oor in the desired location and think
about where you want to position the walls. The gables of the
building will sit on top and in line with the heavy duty bearers.
2.a
2. Floor and Walls
2.c Choose a 4ft panel that
will be part of your gable,
position this on top of one of
the heavy duty bearers and
line it up so that it is ush
with the side of the oor.
2.d To make up the 6ft gable
you need to position one of
the smaller panels alongside
the larger one. Secure these
panels together from the in-
side using the 50mm screws
provided.
2.a Lay down the oor and place the heavy
duty bearers running parallel with the bearers along the 6ft edge.
They must sit ush with the oorboards. Screw them in place with
the 80mm screws.
50mm Screws
3. Walls
65mm Nails
3.a Place a 4ft panel at a right angle to the panels positioned on
the gable end. Secure together using the 50mm screws.
3.b Place the remaining panels in position by repeating the last
three steps
3.c When you have secured all of the wall panels to each other.
Attach them to the oor using the 65mm nails.
2.d
3.d Ensure that the nails
are driven through the
side/gable base rails,
through the oor boards
and in a position where
they will nally pene-
trate the oor joists.
3.c
3.d
4. Hanging the Door
4.b
25mm Hinge Screws
4.c
4.d
Important: The door has been manufactured so it can be left or
right hand hinged to suit your needs.
4.a Choose whether you want your door to be right or
left hand hinged and line it up in the framing accordingly.
4.b Secure the hinges in place using the 25mm black
hinge screws provided. Make sure it is level or your door
will stick/not close properly.
4.c Fix the turn button in place. Choose a place close to
the top of the door. Don’t screw in too tightly or it won’t
turn.
4.d Line up the lock with the pre-drilled hole in the door
and x this in place with the screws. Make sure the lock
is on the inside of the shed when you close the door.
5. Gable Tops
Note: See back for sizes greater than 4x6
50mm Screws
5.a Line up the gable tops with the pan-
els on the 6ft side, remembering to place
them above the heavy duty bearers.
5.b Secure with 50mm screws from
the inside, screwing upwards into
the framing.
5.a 5.b
6. Roof Panels
40mm Nails
Note: See back for sizes greater
than 4x6
65mm
Nails
6.a Place roof panels in position and secure these
internally to each other with the 65mm nails provided.
6.b Nail the roof to the gable and side frame with the
40mm and 65mm nails provided.
65mm Nails
40mm Nails
Important: Ensure the overhang of the
roof is equal at each gable end.
Troubleshoot: If at this point the roof panels do not align correctly, the door
does not open/close properly or the building looks twisted at all, then it would
suggest that the base is not correctly level. Therefore, one or more corners of
the building may need adjusting so the base is square/level.
Gable End
6.a
Important: Before securing the roof in place, ensure that the side
walls sit inside the gables. If they are not, the roof will not t.
1.a Unpack all of the components and
check that you have all of the parts
required. Please use the check list on
this page.
1.b Carefully remove the
untreated timber that makes up the pal-
let your building was
delivered on and discard this.
1c. The underside of the oor must be
treated with a quality wood preserver.
1d. Before starting assembly you
may need to remove transport blocks
(marked x) from the bottom of some
panels.
1d.

E.D. C.
B.
7. Roof Felt 7.a Roll out the mineral roong felt along the lower part of one side of the roof.
Allow su󰀩cient overhang to fold down onto the roof framing (but not the under-
side of the roof).
Clout Nails
8. Bargeboards and Finials
40mm Nails
8.a Fit the bargeboards to
the roof panels, trapping
the overhanging end of the
felt in between to provide a
weatherproof seal.
8.b Secure the diamond
nials over the top of the
bargeboards. 9.a Glaze the windows by securing
the glass or styrene from the inside
with the panel pins supplied.
Important: All windows must be
sealed inside and out with silicone or
any other watertight solution of your
choice (not supplied).
Panel Pins
9. Windows
Tip: Leaving the backing lm on whilst
installing will prevent scratches on
your styrene or glass.
7.c Fold the overhanging felt at the
gable ends under the roof boards
and tack in place, you could cut the
felt at the corners to make it t if you
wish.
7.b Use clout nails to tack along top edge of felt in to framing.
Repeat this process on the other side of the roof.
7.d On these wider sheds you
will be provided extra felt to
cover the ridge of the building.
The ridge piece should overlap
the lower strips of felt equally
on either side and leave approx
75mm (3’’) of felt overhanging
each end.
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10. Corner Strips
10.a Secure the corner strips at each
corner of the shed with the 40mm
nails provided.
10.b Extra strips are provided to
cover the joins between the gable
panels.
Important: Please do not confuse these
corner strips as window beading. Also
please be aware that the strips may need
cutting to length.
40mm Nails
Check List
4x6 Pack
x1 Floor Panel
x2 Gable Tops
x2 Blank Panels
x1 Window Panel
x1 Door Panel
x1 Door
x2 Roof Panels
x4 Heavy Duty Bearers
x2 600mm Blank Panels
(found in polytube pack)
x4 Bargeboards
x2 Diamond Finials
x6 Corner Strips
Fixing Kit
Instructions
Felt
8x6 Pack
x2 Floor Panels
x2 Gable Tops
x3 Blank Panels
x2 Window Panels
x1 Door Panel
x1 Door
x4 Roof Panels
x4 Heavy Duty Bearers
x1 Truss
x2 600mm Blank Panels
(found in polytube pack)
x4 Bargeboards
x2 Diamond Finials
x8 Corner Strips
Fixing Kit
Instructions
Felt
12x6 Pack
x3 Floor Panels
x2 Gable Tops
x4 Blank Panels
x3 Window Panels
x1 Door Panel
x1 Door
x6 Roof Panels
x4 Heavy Duty Bearers
x2 Trusses
x2 600mm Blank Panels
(found in polytube pack)
x4 Bargeboards
x2 Diamond Finials
x10 Corner Strips
Fixing Kit
Instructions
Felt
Joining the Floor Panels
These are simply butted up against each other. There is no need for any other xings as the weight of the shed, which is built on
top, will hold them together. Don’t forget to attach the heavy duty bearers to the panels, one on each end of the completed oor.
See Image A.
Joining the Side Panels
These are attached using the 50mm screws provided, through the internal framework. You are supplied extra cover strips to cover
this external join. These can be tted at the end of the build as you would do with smaller models. See Image B.
Internal Trusses (8ft and 12ft Models Only)
Not to confuse these with the gable tops, they can be identied by cladding xed to both sides of the framing. The truss should be
xed by nailing down through the framing in to the side panels using the 65mm nails (Image C). The larger models come with 1
or 2 trusses to support the weight and joins of the roof, because of the way the Flex Apex is manufactured, assembly of the roof/
trusses varies with each size, please See Image D and E below for instructions on 8x6 and 12x6 roofs.
Roof Panels
These are tted in much the same way as the smaller model, just to make sure on the larger models that the join of the roof panels
is centred over the truss. See Image D and E.
If you have the 8x6 or 12x6 model, there are a few extra steps you will need to take to
complete your building.
11. Larger Models A.
12x6. Each truss should be positioned to the outside of the join between each side
panel, to make this more accurate, measure 56mm out from the join and use this
as the centre point for your truss. You should then attach the centre roof panel rst.
Again make sure the roof panel is centred over the truss.
56mm
8x6: The truss should be centred over the top
of the join of the two side panels and xed in
place. The roof can then be tted in the same
way, making sure the join of the two panels is
over the middle of the truss.