Manufacturer of Christie Glasshouses and Sheds INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY 2355mm x 3125mm Workshop 1 Thomas Burns Street, Dunedin Phone (03) 477 7909 www.allans.co.nz
Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Christie shed. All the parts required for building your shed are included in the pack you received. Optional extras include: Concrete base fixing brackets Timber frame to concrete pad fixing brackets Shelving brackets Free standing shelving You will need the following to complete the shed assembly: Hammer Level Tape measure Pozi-drive screwdriver 8mm Spanner Begin with the base. This can be concrete or timber. On clear and level ground build the OUTSIDE of the base to the required size. This MUST be SQUARE and LEVEL. Note corner orientation Timber Base for timber frame Concrete Base Concrete step Timber Base: Peg the timber frame to ground. Include extra bearers if using a slat floor (as per the picture above). Concrete base: Include a 1500mm long step to sit directly underneath the door guide as per the dimensions shown. 2
Starting in one corner, place one of the Rear Walls and the Left Wall on the base, with the corners overlapping. Line up the holes in the corners of the two panels and bolt together. There are four bolts per corner. Overlap the corners so that the panel edges are not visible from the front of the shed. Left Wall Rear Wall Wall inside face Base Panel edge facing away from front Rear Wall Panel edge facing away from front Left Wall VIEW FROM TOP Right Wall Front 3
Repeat the process for the other Rear Wall and Right Wall. Start by overlapping the two panels at the bottom, pushing them together until the cappings butt up against each other without a gap. Use a 4 nail or nail punch through one set of bolt holes to pull the panels into alignment and bolt through the other set of holes. Remove the nail/nail punch and bolt through the other set of holes. Rear Wall Bolt overlapping edges Right Wall This panel sits on outside of other panel VIEW FROM REAR Cappings sit flush against each other at top and bottom of panels Use 4 nail to align holes in Rear Walls if necessary Overlap the corners of the Rear Wall and Right Wall and bolt together. 4
Bolt the Left Hand and Right Hand Fronts to the Walls. Left Hand Front Right Hand Front Join the Left Hand Front and Right Hand Front together with the Door Lintle at the top. Door Lintle Door Lintle 5
Attach the Door Guide at the bottom of Left Hand and Right Hand Front panels. Ensure the doors sit within the guide as shown, and attach the Door Guide at the ends. Door Door Guide Bolt the Ridge across the top of the Side Walls. Bolt at both ends Ridge Place the eight Roof Panels on the top, overlapping each panel and bolting them together. Bolt the Roof Panels to the Ridge, Front Wall and Rear Wall of the shed. Attach the Spouting as shown. 6
Roof Panel Ridge Roof Panel Spouting Rear Wall Drop bolts through holes in top first, then tilt Spouting and tighten. Bolt bottom afterwards Bolt to Ridge Assemble the Doors by sliding the wheels at the top of each Door into the Door Rails. Ensure the Doors are assembled such that the handles meet in the middle when the Doors are fully closed. Fasten a bolt and nut in four places in the Door Rail as shown to act as a Door Stop and limit the door movement. Door Rail Door Door Stop Door Stop positions Door handles to middle 7
Join the Left Flashing and Right Flashing with the Flashing Joiner in the centre. Repeat to make the other Side Flashing. Fit the Side Flashings OVER the roof panel, but INSIDE the Spouting. Bolt these through the Roof Panels and Side Walls. Flashing Joiner Left Flashing Right Flashing Flashing fits OVER roof panel Flashing fits INSIDE spouting 8
Fold the fixing tabs on the Ridge Covers so they point straight down as shown. Drop the tabs through the gap in the centre of the Ridge and push the ends of the Ridge Covers hard up against the sides of the shed. Fold the tabs up inside the shed to hold the Ridge Covers in place. Ridge Cover Ridge Ridge Cover Roof Panel Fold tabs hard up against bottom of Ridge inside shed Concrete Base: Fix the walls to the base with the bracket using appropriate masonry fasteners. Fixing bracket Base 9
Timber Base: Hammer a piece of 50mm x 50mm timber to the timber frame directly under the door opening to strengthen the door guide. Use at least three self-drilling screws to drill through the top of the door guide into the 50mm x 50mm timber as shown. Self-drilling screw Door Timber frame 50mm x 50mm timber Door guide 50mm x 50mm timber Concrete Base: Drill three holes through the top of the Door Guide to expose the concrete step. Use suitable masonry fasteners, such as dynabolts, to attach the Door Guide to the Concrete Base. Door Masonry fastener Concrete Base Door guide 10
Timber Base: Nail the shed to the timber base. Nail all panels to timber Timber Base on Existing Concrete Pad: Fix brackets to timber. Fix brackets to existing concrete with suitable masonry fasteners. Fix bracket to timber Fix bracket to concrete 11
Timber Base: Nail floor slats to the timber base. Floor slats sit this way VIEW FROM TOP Left Wall Right Wall Front Your Christie Shed is now complete and ready for years of service. Full warranty terms and conditions available by visiting www.allans.co.nz 12