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STEP 2: POSITIONING AND ANCHORING THE SIDE POST/ HEIGHT EXTENSIONS ON THE

SLAB

The outside of each post should be set 1 1/2” from the edge of the sheeting ledge. This is the space provided for the 1 1/2”

high hat channel girts. The corner post should be flush with the sheeting ledge. (If you are using hat channel for the end

wall girts the corner post will be 1 1/2” from the sheeting ledge.) The anchor portion of the base plate is turned toward the

inside of the building as shown. All of the additional side posts will face the same direction unless it is necessary to turn

them the other direction at a door opening. The corner post at the other end of the building will be turned back to the inside

of the building.

The base plates will be attached to the slab with 5/8” x 5” concrete wedge anchors. Position the side post assembly, mark

the location for the anchor bolt, remove the side post assembly. Using a 5/8” concrete drill bit in a hammer drill, drill a hole

in the slab 5 1/2” deep. Place the flat washer on the anchor bolt and thread the hex nut on to the bolt until about 2 threads

show above the nut. Place the side post assembly back in place, insert the anchor bolt into the hole an tap it in with a ham-

mer. Tighten the nut. You must then plumb the post side to side and front to back and brace the post in place with a diago-

nal brace to a stake in the ground on the outside of the building. A wood 2x4 or additional pieces of hat channel can be

used as braces.

1 1/2”

EDGE OF

SHEETING LEDGE

CORNER SIDE POST

BASE PLATE EXTENDS 1/4”

OVER SHEETING LEDGE EDGE

CORNER POST

46”, 58” or 70”

BETWEEN POSTS

INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SIDE POSTS

Position and anchor all additional side

posts as you did the corner post on 4’, 5’

or 6’ centers using the post locating marks

you put on the slab. Install at least two

runs of hat channel girts down the wall.

This will line up and hold the posts plumb

and properly spaced at 4’, 5’ or 6’ centers.

Hint: You may want to cut a spacer board

to set the space between post as you in-

stall hat channel girts. The first or lower

run of hat channel is 2” from the slab. You

can use 2x3 or 2x4 tubes laid on their side

as a spacer under the lower edge of the

hat channel. The ends of the hat channel

should fall in the center of a side post.

Attach the hat channel with #12 x 3/4”

self-drilling screws. Add additional diago-

nal braces as needed down the length of

the building.

All bottom runs of hat channel are 2” from

the slab. The on center spacing of hat

channel runs on different eave height

buildings will be different.

On 10’ buildings: 38” on center.

On 12’ buildings: 46” on center.

On 14’ buildings: 40 1/2” on center.

On 16’ buildings: 46 1/2” on center.

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1”

END OF HAT

CHANNEL

CENTERED IN

FRAME

BUTT ENDS OF HAT

CHANNEL TOGETHER

CENTERED IN FRAME

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