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VersaTube FBM3242410616 Universal Assembly Instructions

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DOUBLE DOOR GARAGE
AVAILABLE IN 24' AND 30' WIDTHS
Our unique assembly process quickly transforms the individual pieces into a finished
structure that will give you years of service. Great care has been taken to ensure
complete satisfaction with your purchase. In the unlikely event that there are any missing
or damaged parts or if you simply need technical assistance, please call our Toll Free Hot-
line at 1-800-900-7222 and your questions will be addressed promptly. Thank you for
choosing the VersaTube Building System.
© MSMP INC. 09/17/14
UNIVERSAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
FOR VERSATUBE GARAGE BUILDINGS
SINGLE DOOR GARAGE
AVAILABLE IN 12', 20', 24' AND 30' WIDTHS
ZINST-VB COMPLETE
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  • Page 1 Toll Free Hot- line at 1-800-900-7222 and your questions will be addressed promptly. Thank you for choosing the VersaTube Building System. ZINST-VB COMPLETE © MSMP INC. 09/17/14...
  • Page 2 This structure and its manufactured components are engineered per the instructions and engineering plans provided by VersaTube Building Systems. The use of any framing components or materials in the erection of this structure that are not produced or provided by VersaTube could negatively affect the structural integrity and will negate any warranty provisions.
  • Page 3 ATTENTION: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING NOTE BEFORE STARTING THE ASSEMBLY OF YOUR BUILDING NOTE: If during the installation process you have difficulty fitting frame components together, use an adjustable wrench to open end of receiving tube as shown below, left. Close wrench down around bent por- tion of tube and bend wall outward.
  • Page 4 BASIC PARTS LIST: SIZES AND QUANTITIES WILL VARY BY BUILDING WIDTH AND LENGTH SEE THE PACKING SLIP WITH YOU BUILDING FOR PART NUMBERS AND QUANTITIES. 8’ or 10’ STARTER BASE RAIL PEAK Used on buildings with 4’ or 5’ on center post spacing 6’...

  • Page 5: Installation

    STEP 1: FOUNDATION CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIAL BEFORE YOU POUR A SLAB OR ANCHOR YOUR BUILDING. We recommend that you have a concrete slab poured as a foundation for your building. A foundation drawing is included with the assembly instructions. If you choose to mount the building to an existing slab, the slab should be larger than the outside building frame dimensions by at least 3”...
  • Page 6 STEP 3: ROOF/WALL FRAME ASSEMBLY On the ground, assemble (1) peak, (2) rafters, (2) side posts, and (2) height extensions if required. (10’ or 12’ side height buildings require 2’ or 4’ height extensions.) Before you fasten the joints with screws take a measurement across the top and bottom of the assembly as shown. This outside measurement is the outside size of your building.
  • Page 7 BRACING: TYPE (1) COLLAR TIE, TYPE (2) COLLAR TIE WITH VERTICAL, TYPE (3) COLLAR TIE WITH WEB BRACES Bracing on buildings is determined by the width of the building and the wind and snow load in your TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 county.
  • Page 8 INSTALLING VERTICAL BRACE FOR BRACE TYPE (2) The Center Vertical Brace is 1 1/2” square x 25 1/4” long on 20’ wide buildings, 31 1/4” long on 24’ wide, and 40 1/4” long on 30’ wide. Fasten the brace to the Collar Tie and the Frame Peak with Single Purlin Brackets. Use two screws in the bracket tongue and one screw in each side flange as shown.
  • Page 9 STEP 3: INSTALL WEB BRACE 2: (On 20’ buildings 24”) (On 24’ buildings 30”) (On 30’ wide buildings 36”) Loosely attach Web Bracket 2 to the other end of Web Brace 1. Place the Web Bracket on the Collar Tie (make sure the collar tie is straight and fasten the face of the bracket to the collar tie with a self-drilling screw.
  • Page 10 STEP 4: INSTALLING ROOF/WALL FRAMES TO BASE RAILS NOTE: This assembly will require at least two people. 24’ and 30’ frames may require more. Start at one end of the building and place a Roof/Wall assembly, with no truss brace, on the first base rail vertical pins. Fasten joints with two screws each.
  • Page 11 STEP 5: INSTALLING BACK BASE RAILS The Back Enclosure is the frame components that enclose the back of the building. Layout the Base Rail components as shown in the illustration of your building size. Note that all back frame components are 2”...
  • Page 12 STEP 7: INSTALLING FRONT BASE RAILS AND VERTICALS GARAGE DOORS: THE BASIC GARAGE BUILDING COMES WITH 1 GARAGE (OR OVERHEAD) DOOR OPENING. 24’ AND 30’ WIDE BUILDINGS CAN ALSO HAVE AN OPTIONAL DOUBLE DOOR OPENING. DOOR SIZES: 12’ Wide-9’ Door, 20’ Wide-16’ Door, 24’ Wide-16’ or (2) 9’ Doors, 30 Wide-16’ or (2) 9’ Doors Find the illustration that matches your building size and door style.
  • Page 13 INSTALLING FRONT ENCLOSURE CONTINUED VERTICAL HEADER BRACE 8’ HIGH 2” X 2” X 41 1/2” 10’ EIGH 2” X 2” X 65 1/2” 12’ HIGH 2” X 2” X 89 1/2” HEADER TUBE WITH ONE END SWAGED 2” X 3” X 81 3/4” FLAT BRACKET HEADER BRACE (3 PLACES)
  • Page 14 INSTALLING FRONT ENCLOSURE CONTINUED VERTICAL HEADER BRACE 8’ HIGH 2” X 2” X 50 1/2” 10’ HIGH 2” X 2” X 74 1/2” 12’ HIGH 2” X 2” X 98 1/2” HEADER TUBE WITH ONE END SWAGED 2” X 3” X 81 3/4” FLAT BRACKET HEADER BRACE (3 PLACES)
  • Page 15 STEP 8: ASSEMBLE SIDE WALK DOOR FRAME AND OPTIONAL WINDOW FRAME The Door Frame consists of a Header Tube 2” x 3” x 45 3/4” long (for 4’ OC) or 57 3/4” long (for 5’ OC) 69 3/4” (for 6’ OC) and a Door Jamb 2”...
  • Page 16 INSTALLING THE WALK DOOR Pre-hung walk doors are typically attached to the frame with screws through the door jamb into the building frame on both sides. Some doors are flange mounted on the face of the door frame to the building with pan head screws and some doors are a combination of the two.
  • Page 17 OPTIONAL WINDOW FRAME If you are installing an optional window frame, ANGLE BRACKET Measure your window to determine the rough opening that you will need. Cut the vertical HORIZONTAL window frame tubes to the height of the rough FRAME TUBE opening.
  • Page 18 STEP 9: INSTALLING HAT CHANNEL ON ROOF AND SIDES OF BUILDING The purlins on the roof and the girts on the sides of you building are Hat Channel. Most of the hat channel that you in- stall will be 8’ long on buildings with frame sections on 4’ centers or 10’ long for buildings on 5’ centers and 12’ long on buildings on 6’...
  • Page 19 If so, 4’, 5’ or 6’ channels are provided. All VersaTube buildings include framing for a Walk Door to be located on one side of the building. Follow the in- structions for framing around a Walk door opening in step 4. If you installed optional window frames, see step 5 for fram- ing around window kit.
  • Page 20 4. Cutting hat channel girts around side wall walk door: You can use a hack saw to cut the hat channel, but it will be easier if you use an abrasive disk or metal cutting blade in a circular or miter saw to make the cuts. Remember to wear your eye protection and with power saws ear protection is recommended.
  • Page 21 5. INSTALLING HAT CHANNEL AROUND WINDOW OPENINGS When you get to a window frame with a run of hat channel, you will have to measure and cut the channel to fit around the window frame. From an 8’ or 10’ piece of hat channel you must cut a short piece of channel to fit from the outside of the vertical nailer to the center of the side post and a longer piece of channel to fit from the outside of the other vertical nailer to the center of the second side post.
  • Page 22 STEP 10: INSTALLING GIRTS ON FRONT AND BACK OF BUILDING Girts on the front and back of the building are 1 1/2” square tubes. (see illustrations of your building size for girt lengths.) Girts will be attached to the frame with two types of brackets: Single Brackets, which are used to attach girts at the corners of the building or any location when the girt does not con- tinue on the other side of a vertical post.
  • Page 23 GIRTS ON BACK OF BUILDING ALL GIRTS ARE 1 1/2” SQUARE TUBE. GIRT LENGTHS FOR 12’, 20’, 24’, AND 30’ WIDE BUILDINGS: ON 12’ WIDE BUILDINGS GIRTS ARE 67 3/4” LONG ON 20’ WIDE BUILDINGS GIRTS ARE 56 3/4” LONG ON 24’...
  • Page 24 GIRTS ON FRONT OF BUILDING NOTE: All girts are 1 1/2” square tube. THE GIRTS ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING SHOULD BE AT THE SAME HEIGHTS AS THE GIRTS ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. SEE HEIGHT CHART ON PAGE 23. If you install a taller garage door, you will not need all of the center girts provided.
  • Page 25 GIRTS ON FRONT OF BUILDING CONTINUED 94 3/4” LONG 20’ WIDE BUILDINGS 4 PLACES 17 3/4” LONG 4 PLACES 12’ SIDE HEIGHT 24’ AND 30’ WIDE BUILDINGS WITH 16’ WIDE GARAGE DOOR All measurements are to the bottom of the girts 94 3/4”...
  • Page 26 GIRTS ON FRONT OF BUILDING CONTINUED 24’ AND 30’ WIDE BUILDINGS WITH (2) 9’ WIDE GARAGE DOORS 10’ SIDE 8’ SIDE HEIGHT HEIGHT 17 3/4” LONG ON 24’ WIDE BUILDINGS 41 3/4” LONG 52 3/4” LONG ON ON 30’ WIDE BUILDINGS 24’...
  • Page 27 STEP 11: INSTALLATION OF SIDE WALK DOOR TRIM If door J-Trim is not built in to your door install it at this time. Cut two pieces of Side J-Trim to fit from the bottom of the sheeting ledge on the slab to the top of the door frame. Cut one piece of Top J-Trim 2”...
  • Page 28 STEP 12: INSTALLING TRIM ON OPTIONAL WINDOW IF YOU DID NOT PURCHASE A WINDOW, SKIP TO THE NEXT PAGE Cut a piece of Bottom J-Trim 2” longer than the window width. Center it along the bottom of the window and fasten it at both ends with Pan Head Self-Drilling Screws.
  • Page 29 STEP 13: INSTALLING TRIM ON THE GARAGE DOOR FRAME ANGLE TRIM INSTALLATION: Cut two pieces of Angle Trim to fit from the concrete slab to the top of the door jamb (bottom of the door header) for each door. This will trim out the door jambs. If you have a 9’...
  • Page 30 INSTALLATION OF J-TRIM AROUND GARAGE OVERHEAD DOOR: Cut two pieces of J-Trim to fit from the bottom of the sheeting ledge to the top of the door jamb (bottom of the door header). This will be the side J-Trim. Top J-Trim: If you have a 9’ wide door cut a piece of J-Trim 110” long and cut two 1” slits in both ends as shown in detail. The slits will create tabs that will fold down into the door jamb Side J-Trim.
  • Page 31 NOTE: All sheet metal cladding applied to the VersaTube frame are attached with self drilling screws with a rubber washer. These screws produce small shavings when drilling through the cladding. If the shavings are allowed to sit on the sheet metal for an extended period, rust spots will form and promote deterioration.
  • Page 32 STEP 15: INSTALLING GABLE END SHEET METAL PANELS INSTALLING BACK PANELS: If you building is 12’, 24’, or 30’ wide start in the middle of the building and work to the sides. See the panel lay- out drawing on the following pages for your size building. The drawing will give you the panel lengths and loca- tions.
  • Page 33 PANEL LAYOUT AND PANEL LENGTH FOR FRONT AND BACK OF BUILDING 9’-8” 8’-11” 10’-8” 10’-3” 9’-6” 8’-9” 11’-8” 10’-11” 12’-8” 12’-3” 11’-6” 10’-9” 13’-8” 12’-11” 14’-8” 14’-3” 13’-6” 12’-9” 12’ WIDE BUILDING 20’ WIDE BUILDING 11’-2” 10’-5” 9’-8” 8’-11” 13’-2” 12’-5”...
  • Page 34 STEP 16: INSTALLING CORNER TRIM Cut corner trim to fit the corner height of your building. Corner trim should sit down in sheeting ledge if your slab has one. Install a piece of Corner Trim on the 4 corners of the building with 1” Painted, Self-Drilling Screws. Install the screws through the flat flanges at the edges of the trim into the wall girts (front or back) hat Channel (sides).
  • Page 35 STEP 18: INSTALLING ROOF SHEET METAL PANELS LENGTH OF ROOF PANELS: 12’ WIDE BUILDING 6’5” LONG, 20’ WIDE BUILDING 10’-7” LONG, 24’ WIDE BUILDING 12’-7” LONG, 30’ WIDE BUILDING 15’-9” LONG. YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE TO INSTALL ROOF SHEET METAL PANELS One person will be on a tall step ladder, extension ladder, or scaffold inside the building at the building peak and the other on the outside of the building at the eave.
  • Page 36 TOP PURLIN STRING OR MASON LINE MARKS THE TOP BOTTOM PURLIN OF THE PANEL EAVE TRIM LENGTH OF ROOF PANEL STRING 2” OVERHANG SCREW ROOF PANEL ROOF PANEL LENGTH MINUS 2” 2” #12 X1” PAINTED, SELF-DRILLING SCREW WITH RUBBER WASHER REMAINING SCREWS FIRST PANEL ROOF/WALL FRAME SECTION...
  • Page 37 STEP 19: INSTALLING GABLE TRIM GABLE TRIM WILL COME IN 10’ OR 14’ LENGTHS. Gable Trim will finish the joints at the gable ends of the building between the roof and the end wall panels. Clip one piece of gable trim in the front center and the top back flange as shown. Fold the trim so the front flanges over- lap.
  • Page 38 STEP 20: INSTALLATION OF RIDGE CAP RIDGE CAP WILL COME IN 10’-6” LENGTHS. YOU WILL OVERLAP PIECES 6” UNTIL YOU GET TO THE OTHER END OF THE BUILDING WHERE YOU WILL TRIM THE LAST PIECE TO FIT. THE RIDGE CAP SHOULD OVERHANG THE GABLE TRIM 1/2”...
  • Page 39 Note that the Versatube frame is all steel with no overhead ceiling joist. You must deviate from the door manufacturer’s instructions to install the garage door in the Versatube frame. The following is a list of the installation steps that will be different from the door manufacturer’s assembly instructions:...
  • Page 40 (and low headroom kit if required) is installed. If the Versatube building that you have has 4’ on center frame spacing you will tie the back of the horizontal tracks up to the rafter above at the end of the tracks. If the your building has the frame sections on 5’ centers you will have to add an extension piece of perforated angle (1 1/2”...
  • Page 41 ATTACHMENT OF DOOR TRACK WITH & WITHOUT EXTENSION ANGLE TO RAFTER IN BUILDING WITHOUT A LOW HEADROOM KIT INSTALLED. Before you start, make sure that the tracks are level and square to the front of the building. Use your level to set the track level and measure the diagonals from the back of one track to the front of the other.
  • Page 42 INSTALLING THE TOP DOOR SECTION With the door tracks installed it is now time to install the last or top door section. Place the last door section on top of the section before. Center it side to side and clamp the bottom of the top section to the lower section or have a helper hold the bottom of the section in place while you attach the hinges connecting the sec- tions at the center and both ends.
  • Page 43 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REFLECTIVE INSULATION If you are installing foil insulation on your building, follow these instructions along with the instructions for installing sheet metal panels. They must be installed together. TOOLS YOU WILL NEED: Utility Knife, Measuring Tape, Stapler (A desk stapler will work but we recommend a Plier Stapler.) Reflective insulation is designed to provide a moisture barrier and some insulation to a metal clad building.
  • Page 44 NOTE: TRIMMING AROUND DOORS INSULATION NOTE: You can join the ends of the insu- AND WINDOWS TAPE lation by making square cuts on both Insulation must be trimmed around pieces to be joined and taping the seam doors and windows. Using your utility with seam tape found in your kit.

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