Squaring Your Structure - Bootstrap Farmer 14 Hoop House Instruction & Owner's Manual

Squaring Your Structure

Making sure that your first four corner posts are squared will provide you with a base to
work from to ensure the rest of the posts are easy to install plumb and level.
Using one of the following methods, set your corners.
Measure Method - First measure length to length. Then mark width, it should be 14' or
20' depending on your kit. Then measure diagonally, making sure the diagonal
measurements are equal to each other. Double check that all length, width and diagonal
measurements are equal and install stakes. This ensures your greenhouse will be
square.
Pythagorean Theorem method - Starting at your first desired post location, sink a
marking stake. Use your tape measure to measure and mark a line at 3 feet and a
second line at 4 feet perpendicular to the first. Then place a line directly across both
marks. The third line should equal 5 feet and give you a square corner.
From this triangle you can extrapolate out to the desired length and width to sink your
second and third stakes for the corners. Use a plumb line from the second and third
stakes to intersect at a right angle for the location for the final corner post. Check all
measurements.
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