Installing The Hip And Base Brace - Bootstrap Farmer 14 Hoop House Instruction & Owner's Manual

Parts
● #8 self tap
● #10 self tap
● lock channel
● 78" hat channel
● 10" hat splice
*Save time by laying out the lock channel, hat channel and splice ahead of beginning
installation

Installing the Hip and Base Brace

1. Begin on the same end you installed the ridge pole. Using #10 self tap screws
attach base hat channel level and even with the end wall hoop as you secure to
the second hoop.
*Note: you do not need a splice on the end wall hoops.
2. Cut a piece of lock channel to 2' and secure it to the hat channel on the outside
face of the first hat channel nearest the endwall with #8 self tap screws. This
allows seams to stagger.
3. Using a clamp secure a hat splice spaced evenly (5 in.) between the butt joints of
the hat while sandwiching a full (6 '6") piece of lock channel. Secure all three
pieces (lock channel/hat channel/and hat splice) with #8 self tap screws.
Note: that you are only securing half of the hat splice. (Pre drilling through the lock channel and
hat channel can make this easier and prevent breaking screws)
4. Next, slide a new piece of hat channel between the space left by the previous
half hat splice and the lock channel. Secure seam with #8 self tap screws (no
washer) through lock channel/hat channel/ and hat splice.
5. Secure new hat channel to next hoop (using #10 self tap screws) and repeat the
process until the end.
6. Cut off excess hat and channel at the end of the hoop house flush with the end
wall.
7. The very bottom of the hat may be difficult to reach when installing bottom #10
self tap. Use an extension or dig out a little hole to get the screw in.
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