Fortress series, base size 1810mm x 685mm (12 pages)
Summary of Contents for Duratuf MK4
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Quality – Built In ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS BASE SIZE 4210mm x 1715mm...
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Tools Required: Drill Drill Bit 3.5mm Drill Bit 10mm Drill Bit 6mm (for clear roof panel only) Riveter Hammer Nail Punch Tape Measure Ladder or Saw stool Spanners x 2 ...
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2.090m Gable End Wall Sheets 1.890m Wall Sheets 1.890m MK4 1/2 Wall Sheets Door - Standard Security Instruction Booklet 0.200m Jack Studs - 70 x 45mm Hardware Pack Centre Door Stop Touch-up Paint & Brush Roof Sheets 2.000m 50mm Flooring Nails...
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MK4 TIMBER FRAME 4210 1185 1660 1185 FRONT WALL 4210 1343 1343 1343 1900 (or 1870 for Raised Base Plate only) BACK WALL...
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MK4 TIMBER FRAME Note: For sheds with the Raised Floor Modification option the studs will be 1.780m long to allow the Wall Sheets to pro- trude 20mm below the Bottom Plate. Refer to Raised Floor Modification section (Page 15). Note: If fitting a window in the back wall, there will be no centre stud on that side.
MK4 WALL CLADDING TO AVIOD CORROSION: Where at all possible try not to trap metal filings between two sheets. Remove all metal filings before riveting. Carbon in pencils reacts with the Zinc/Aluminium coating on steel. Use ink to mark steel.
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MK4 WALL CLADDING Step 1: Front Wall: Start at the left hand side. Posi- tion the Wall Sheet with the LIP on the left hand side. Ensuring the LIP is flush with side of the Stud and the top of the Top Plate, tack in place.
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MK4 FIXED WINDOW (Optional) 588mm Step 1: Lay out the two window studs (883mm) and Step 2: On the inside of the shed, position studs Nog (634mm) on a flat surface. Position and Nog centrally on window opening. Nog and nail in place using 2x 75mm nails Make sure the studs are parallel and nail at each end.
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(G100) with three rivets to each side of the Window Frame to hold glass in place. Pre- drilling Glazing Beads is recommended. MK4 DOOR JAMB & CORNER FLASHINGS Step1: Fit Door Jamb Flashing (A104) in be- Step2: Measure and cut Doorstep Flashing (A106) tween Top and Bottom Plates and hard to fit in between Door Jambs.
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MK4 DOOR JAMB & CORNER FLASHINGS Step 3: Fit Corner Flashing (101) over corner Ribs with the top flush with the top of the Top Plate. Rivet in place with six rivets, three each side. Repeat with other three Corner Flashings.
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MK4 CLEAR ROOF PANEL (Optional) Step 1: Leave a gap where the Clear Panel is to be fitted. Position the next Roof Sheet. Ensure it overlaps correctly, then rivet together, one rivet in the centre and one approximately 600 mm down from the centre on both sides. Rit re- maining Roof Sheets, overlapping and riveting as you go.
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MK4 DOORS Step 1: Top Door Tracks: Mark the centre of the doorway on Step 2: Position right hand Door Track (D107) on front wall the Overdoor Flashing. Position Centre Door Stop on up against underside of Roof, with left hand end the front face of the Overdoor Flashing and up against hard against the Centre Door Stop.
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Floor. It is recommended that the shed is anchored down with either a Duratuf Bolt Down Kit or Duratuf Peg Down Kit depending on what the shed is sited on.
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MK4 FLOOR Step 4: Nail in each Floor Board, two 50mm nails in each end and two into Joists. Measure and cut Floor Flashing (A110) to fit in between Door Jamb Flashings and nail in place using 50mm Clouts. SECURITY DOOR (Optional)
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MK4 HASP & STAPLE Using seven rivets attach hasp to Left Hand Door and the staple to the Right Hand Door as shown. RAISED FLOOR MODIFICATION For sheds being placed on a purpose built floor, (concrete, cob- bles, ply etc.), the Wall Sheets will protrude 20mm below the Base Plate.
DURATUF PREMIUM SHED WARRANTY GUARANTEE TO CUSTOMER Congratulations on purchasing a Duratuf Storage Shed. With proper care and attention, this product will last many years. For your benefit PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY. WARRANTY ON METAL CLADDING Riverlea Group Ltd guarantee that the metal roofing and wall cladding on Kiwi and Fortress Garden Sheds may be used in moderate and inland corrosion zones or areas where the first year mild steel corrosion rate is less than 200g/m2, and that in these conditions, they will not perforate due to corrosion within 18 years of date of manufacture.
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