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Jan 21, 2025
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SM812-CEDAR
SM812-METAL
SM812-PLY
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8x12 SpaceMaker - Bevel
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Summary of Contents for Outdoor living today SpaceMaker Bevel SM812-CEDAR
- Page 1 In the event of a missing or broken piece, call the Outdoor Living Today Customer Support Line @ 1-888-658-1658 within 30 days of the delivery of your purchase. It is our commitment to you to courier replacement parts, free of charge, within 10 business days of this notification.
- Page 2 What to do before my Shed arrives? Become familiar with this assembly manual and determine if you can complete the project yourself or will require a professional contractor. One helper is recommended to assist in constructing your shed. It generally takes two people over two days to assemble a shed. If you’re hiring a contractor, their rate should be in line with that duration of work.
- Page 3 Foundation Types for 8x12 Garden Shed 96” 96” 136 1/2” 136 1/2” Completed Foundation Concrete Foundation Floor Frame Concrete Slab Foundation: - Slab must be at least the same size as assembled floor frame (136 1/2” x 96”) or larger. - 6”...
- Page 4 Thank you for purchasing our 8x12 SpaceMaker Garden Shed. Please take the time to identify all the parts prior to assembly. Parts List Step D. Roof Section - METAL Steps 16 - 3/4” x 3 1/2” x 49 1/4” Roof Batten (Outside) 12 - 3/4”...
- Page 5 8 x 12 SPACEMAKER HARDWARE SHEET Hardware Kit - BASE KIT Provided) x 244 1 1/4” 2 1/2” x 310 x 187 2” 3/4” x 20 Square Drive Bit x 23 3/4” 90° Metal Brackets x 8 Double Rafter Bracket x 4 x 39 2”...
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Page 6: Tools Required
Tools Required (Not Provided) Screw Gun/Drill Tape Measure Wood Clamp 3/8” Wrench Hammer 1/8” & 3/8” Drill Bits Pliers Utility Knife Level Ladder Safety Equipment Required (Not Provided) Safety Glasses Assembly Manual shows instructions for the 8x12 SpaceMaker and three different roof options. - Page 7 Regular Maintenance & Tips to prolong the life of your shed. Before/During Assembly: 1.) Paint each face and edge of your plywood floor with a latex exterior paint. 2.) Caulk wall seams if gaps appear. 3.) Caulk around window framing. 4.) Caulk perimeter between floor plywood and bottom wall plate.
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Page 8: Floor Section
A. Floor Section Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete Floor Section. Identify all parts prior to starting.Note: Floor Footprint is 136 1/2” wide x 96” deep. Plywood Floor Large (3) Plywood Floor Small (3) Floor Joist Frames Small (3) Floor Runners (10) Floor Joist Frames... - Page 9 When correctly positioned, attach each Joist with 4 - 2 1/2” Screws (2 per end). You can find the Square Drive Screw Bit in the Hardware Kit Bag. find Square Drive Bit for the screws in with the Hardware Kit Bag. Attach each large and small floor Lay out Floor Joist Frames as illustrated.
- Page 10 Attach Floor Runners to completed floor frame. There are 2 Floor Runners per 136 1/2” side and Make sure Runners are flush with 5 completed Runners in total. Use 6 - 2 1/2” Screws outside and front and rear floor framing per Runner.
- Page 11 Important - Make sure floor is level before moving on to wall section. Use a level to confirm, and shim floor joists as required. push plywood together at seams. A11. Hint: Use a chalk line to Position all Large & Small Plywood Floor pieces on top of completed floor joists.
- Page 12 B. Wall Section Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete the Wall Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. Front and Rear Top Plates (6) (4 Angle cut on one end and 2 square cut.) Door Header - Gable Walls (4) Long (1) Side Top Plates (4) (Angle cut on edge)
- Page 13 Important: Pilot hole ALL 2x3 Wall Studs with 1/8” drill bit prior Pilot Hole to screwing. This will make it first. much easier to attach together. Bottom Wall Plate Parts Hardware For each Solid Wall Panel, carefully lay Solid Wall Panels S1 - 2 1/2”...
- Page 14 Do Not Attach Walls To Floor Until Step 23. Hardware (Steps 16 -18) Position a Rear Wall into place on plywood floor. Butt both vertical S1 - 2 1/2” Screws wall studs of Side and Rear Walls together and attach with 3 - 2 1/2” x 18 total Screws.
- Page 15 Pilot Hole first. Pilot Hole first. Side Wall Panel will sit flush with Floor framing at Front of Shed. Pilot Hole first. Complete all Side and Rear Solid Wall and Window Wall attachments as per Steps B3 - B5. Toll Free 1-888-658-1658 www.outdoorlivingtoday.com sales@outdoorlivingtoday.com Page 15...
- Page 16 Position and attach both Narrow Walls as per Steps B3 - B6. Parts Narrow Walls (12” x 73”) x 2 Hardware S1 - 2 1/2” Screws x 6 total Flush to tip of Bevel. Attach Vertical Door Jambs to Narrow Wall studs in door opening with 4 - 2 1/2”...
- Page 17 Pilot Hole Pilot Hole first. first. Notch to front and on top. Sits flush with inside of Wall framing. Parts Attach Short Door Headers to Narrow Walls with 2 - 2 1/2” Screws Door Headers - Short per piece. Header is 3 1/2” wide at bottom and has a 1/2” thick x 3” wide strip (2”...
- Page 18 Advice: Prior to fastening walls and installing rafters, take time to confirm your walls are level, square and plumb. Measure diagonal at top and bottom of walls corner-to-corner. This should be approximately 159 7/8”. More importantly, if measurements are not within 1/4”, your walls are not square. Adjusting now will make it easier to install roof section Pilot Hole first.
- Page 19 Next, attach the Side Wall Top Plates. The Side Wall Top Plates are angle cut down the length. Once again, position Top Plates on wall frame so they are flush. Side Wall Top Plates will fit between Front & Rear Plates. Attach with 4 - 2” Screws per plate.
- Page 20 Use a straight edge to check that angle of Gable lines up with Top Wall Plate angle. Adjust Gable for best fit. Flashing overhangs on outside. Place completed Gable section so framing sits flush with the inside of the Top Wall Plate. It should also be centered side-to-side on the Top Wall Plate.
- Page 21 C. Rafter Section Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete the Roof Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. Ridge Boards (4) 52 1/2” and 84” long Soffits (4) Roof Rafters (9 per side) 18 total Metal Ridge Board Roof Gussets (3) Connectors (2) Rafter Brackets...
- Page 22 Locate 9 Rafters, 2 Soffits and a completed Ridge Board. Lay out on level ground as shown to the right. Double up Rafters as illustrated. Screw doubled up Rafters together Doubled up Rafters with 3 - 2 1/2” Screws per piece. - screw together with 3 Parts (Steps 29 - 31) Hardware (Steps 29 - 31)
- Page 23 Flip Rafter Section over so Soffit is facing down. Starting with one side, lift completed Rafter Section up and place on gable framing. Rafter should rest on gable framing. Gable Notch Slide Rafter Section up on gable framing until bottom of Ridge Board slips into gable notch.
- Page 24 Place second completed Rafter Section on gable walls as per Steps 32 - 34. Offsetting Metal Ridge Gable Notch Board Connectors. At the peak, align Ridge Boards so they are flush together and secure them with 12 - 1 1/4” Screws. Important: If there is a gap between Ridge Boards, have a helper push the Side Walls closer together from outside.
- Page 25 Parts (Steps 38 - 39) Roof Gussets are positioned on mid rafters. Have two helpers Roof Gussets push the Side Walls at the top from the outside of shed until inside to inside (3/4” x 3 1/2” x 72”) x 3 measurement between the Top Plates is 91”.
- Page 26 D. Roof Section - Cedar Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete the Roof Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. (Roof Filler Shingles Missing) Filler Shingles Middle Roof Outside Roof Panels (2) Panels (4) Exploded view of upside down roof panels. Outside Roof Panel.
- Page 27 Roof Plywood recessed 1/8” from Rafter end. Angle Screw from 2 1/2” Screw in Bottom Rafter into Plywood Row of Shingles. with 2 1/2” Screw. Place Outside Roof Panel so it sits flush on 3rd Rafter from the outside (doubled up Rafter).
- Page 28 Outside Panel Middle Panel Outside Panel Position and attach Roof Panels on the other side as per Steps D1 - D4. Roof Filler Shingles are included to cover roof seams. Starting at the bottom, slide the first Long Shingle in until flush with other bottom shingles.
- Page 29 Slide in another filler shingle and attach as per Step D7. On your last row of shingles, attach smaller filler shingle with 2 - 1 1/2” Shingle Nails near the top, to be covered by Ridge Caps in Step D11. Complete all four rows of filler shingles where roof seams meet in the same way. Inside the shed, position 2 - 90°...
- Page 30 Alternate Ridge Cap seams Thin end (Offsetting angle cut at peak) Thick end Important: Butt (thick) end of Ridge Cap will be facing towards the outside of shed. D11. Parts (Steps D11 - D12) Place 1st Roof Ridge Cap on roof peak overhanging Roof Ridge Caps x 22 shingles by approximately 1”.
- Page 31 D. Roof Section - Metal Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete the Roof Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. Metal Ridge Caps (3) Metal Roof Panels (8) Foam Enclosures (Several) Batten Spacers (12) Roof Battens Middle 45 1/2” (8) Roof Battens Outside 49 1/4”...
- Page 32 Batten Spacers Locate Batten Spacers. Place 1 Batten Spacer above Outside Battens lengthwise along outside Rafter. Attach each Batten Spacer to outside Rafter with 2 - 1 1/4” screws (4 total) Locate 2nd row of Roof Battens. Place Batten flush against Batten Spacers. Ends of Batten should line up as the 1st row did in Step D2.
- Page 33 Complete attachment of Battens to 2nd Rafter section as per Steps D1 - D4. Parts (Steps D6 - D18) Hardware (Steps D6 - D18) Locate 4 Metal Roof Panels and 4 Metal Metal Roof Panels Metal Roof Screw Roof Hangers. To temporarily hold the Metal (3/8”x2”) x 36 total (39”...
- Page 34 Do not attach Metal Roof Panel onto Rafters until all panels are positioned and spaced. Metal Roof Panel should overhang on the side by approximately 3/4”. In the meantime, have your helper hold the panel in place so it doesn’t slide off. Locate 2nd roof panel. Overlap Place 2nd Metal Roof Panel on Rafters and overlap panel with the first outside panel as shown above.
- Page 35 Bead of Caulking D10. Once Metal Roof Panels are spaced correctly from side-to-side and top-to-bottom, lift panels up and run a bead of caulking down the overlapping seams of each pane to seal the joints. Important: Metal Roof Hangers will be removed in Step D12. Using 8 - 2”...
- Page 36 D13. Before attaching roof panels down, insert Foam Enclosures between Metal Roof Panels and Battens. Screw into peak of Metal Roof Panel D14. Using 2” Metal Screw and 3/8” Nut Driver (included), secure outside Metal Roof Panel down to each Batten. Metal screw is self-tapping. do not overtighten! Screw through the peak of the Metal Roof Panel not the valley.
- Page 37 1-2” of overhang D17. Place all three Metal Ridge Caps on apex of roof. Evenly space from front to back. Metal Ridge Caps will overlap each other. Overhang the cap by approximately 1-2” past each end. D18. When Metal Ridge Caps are correctly positioned, secure with 12 - 2” long self-tapping metal screws.
- Page 38 D. Roof Section - Plywood Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete the Roof Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. Roof Plywood Large (4) Roof Plywood Small (4) Exploded view of upside down roof panels. Large plywood roof panels Large Roof Panel.
- Page 39 Plywood will overhang the front rafter by 4”. On opposite side, plywood will be centered 5th rafter still being supported by second rafter nailing cleat. With Roof Plywood correctly positioned on rafters, attach with 12 - 1 1/4” screws. On 5th rafter, be sure to angle screw to hit the meat of the rafter.
- Page 40 Secure 5/8” x 8 1/2” x 72” Small Roof Panel on outside rafters with 8 - 1 1/4” screws. Plywood will overhang outside rafter by 4” once again. Place last roof plywood piece (5/8” x 48” x 72”) on rafters. Secure with 12-1 1/4”...
- Page 41 Important: Plywood roof panels must be covered with water proof roof- ing paper or equivalent material now. Roofing paper and roofing material is not supplied in this kit.Leaving plywood roof panels unprotected will result in water damage to the shed as well as delamination of the plywood.
- Page 42 Thicker at Butt Parts Attach Bottom Skirting - Bevel around the base of the Bottom Skirting - Bevel shed. Bevel is thicker at butt and thinner at top of board. (3/4” x 4 1/2” x 45 1/4”) x 10 Skirting will hide floor framing. Gaps on side will be covered by Hardware Wide Trim pieces later.
- Page 43 Trim out Window Wall and Side Solid Walls by attaching Top Wall Trim. Position with thick end of Bevel downward at top of wall, tight against Soffits. Attach with 4 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails per piece. Parts Top Wall Trim (Bevel) (3/4”...
- Page 44 Trim out rear corners with remaining pieces of Corner Trim and Wide Corner Trim. Align and attach with 8 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails per piece as per Step E5. Parts Attach Rear Horizontal Gable Trims Rear Horizontal Gable Trim - Bevel to the back of the shed.
- Page 45 Drip Cap rests in notch of Door Header. Position Drip Caps so they are overlapping above doorway, resting in the notch of the Door Header. Attach each Drip Cap with 2 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails per piece. With Drip Caps secured place Front Horizontal Gable Trims over the Drip Caps and attach each with 5 - 1 1/2”...
- Page 46 Parts Attach Side Wall Narrow Trim where wall panels Side Wall Narrow Trim come together and leave a seam. Position trim equally (1/2” x 2 1/2” x 79”) x 4 on wall seam and tight underneath Soffit and Rafter. Hardware Use 8 - 1 1/2”...
- Page 47 Flush with Fit Door Trim Door Jamb. tight underneath Drip Cap. E11. Parts Attach Vertical Door Trim on both sides of Vertical Door Trim (1/2” x 2 1/2” x 79”) x 2 the doorway. Position flush with Door Jamb and tight under the lip of the Drip Edge.
- Page 48 E13. Attach Facia Nailing Strips to the underside edge of the plywood roof. Align corner of Nailing Strip with edge of roof plywood. Secure each Strip with 3 - 1 1/4” Screws. Complete all four pieces, two on each side of the shed. Parts Facia Nailing Strips (3/4”...
- Page 49 E15. Attach Horizontal Door Trim and Horizontal Narrow Wall Trim onto the exposed part of the Door Header, and tight under the lip of the Drip Cap. Secure Horizontal Door Trim with 5 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails and the short Narrow Wall Trims with 2 - 1 1/2”...
- Page 50 Note: illustration of Hinge may not be accurate. The # of screw holes in the hinge may vary from three to four depending on model. Attach Black Tee Hinges with 3/4” & 2” Black hardware provided 2“ Screws 3/4” Screw E17.
- Page 51 E19. Position Left Side Door as per Step E18 and secure with 2” Black Screws. When satisfied with door positioning, complete all 2” Black Screw attachments. Note: Do not over tighten hinge screws when using screw gun. Tighten 3/4 of the way and use a Screw Driver to finish so as not to strip screws.
- Page 52 Inside Edge of Door Frame E22. Parts Hardware Position and attach Vertical Door Flange on Interior Door Flange S3 - 2” Screws inside edge of door frame (left door from outside) (1/2” x 2 1/2” x 71”) x 1 x 6 total using 6 - 2”...
- Page 53 Window frame. Caulk gap. Screw insert into bottom (thick) part of siding. E25. Parts To reduce possible water from penetrating Window Insert x 3 into the window cavity, caulk gap on both sides of window opening prior to installing Window Hardware Insert.
- Page 54 E28. Parts Assemble Flower Box with Assembly Instructions included on Page 43. Flower Box Kit x 3 Position completed Flower Box below bottom of window trim and secure with 2 - Hardware 2” Screws. Screw from inside of box into the center Window Wall stud. Attach S3 - 2”...
- Page 55 Outdoor Living Today Flower Box Assembly Instructions Exploded Side Trims (D) View Front Trim (C) End Caps (B) 1 1/4” Parts Lists: Nails (G) A - Base, Rear & Front Box Frames (3pcs) 3/4” x 5 1/2” x 23” B - End Cap Frames (2pcs) 3/4”...
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