DIRECTIONS FOR SQUARING THE TENT
1. USE ATAPE MEASURE TO MARK THE ENDS OF ALINE FOR ONE END (A TO B ABOVE) EQUAL TO THE EXACTWIDTH OF THE UNIT.
2. HOLD THE “0” END OF ONE TAPE ATPOINT “A” AND THE “0” END OF ANOTHER TAPE ATPOINT“B”.
3. EXTEND THE FIRSTTAPE ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE UNIT TO AMEASUREMENT EQUAL TO THE EXACT LENGTH OF THE TENT.
4. CONSULTTHE CHART BELOW TO FIND THE DIAGONAL FOR THE TENTYOU ARE BUILDING.
5. EXTEND THE SECOND TAPE TO A MEASUREMENT EXACTLY EQUAL TO THIS DIAGONAL.
6. BRING THE TWO TAPES TOGETHER SO THATTHE LENGTH MEASUREMENTOF ONE LIES DIRECTLY ON THE DIAGONAL MEASUREMENT OF THE
OTHER. PULLTHE TAPES TIGHT AND MARK THEIR INTERSECTION. THIS WILLLOCATE A FAR CORNER (POINT “D” ABOVE).
7. SWITCH TAPES SO THATTAPE 1 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE DIAGONALAND TAPE 2 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE LENGTH. THIS WILL LOCATE POINT
“C” ABOVE.
8. WITH THE FOUR PRIMARYCORNERS LOCATED, LAY OUT BASEPLATES AND UPRIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF BEAMS TO BE INCLUDED
IN THE BUILDINGUNIT. MEASUREMENTS GIVEN ARE TO THE CENTER OF THE STAKE HOLE OF EACH PLATE.
LENGTH OF TENT
DIAGONALS FOR SQUARING FOOTPRINT
DIAGONAL SHOWN IN FEET-INCHES (TO NEAREST INCH) - - TO CENTERS OF STAKE HOLES
WIDTH OF TENT
WIDTH OF TENT
LENGTH OF TENT
SQUARING THE TENT FOOTPRINT LAYOUT
LOCATING
THE FOUR
PRIMARY
CORNERS
DIAGONAL
A
BC
D
8
DIAGONALS MEASURED TO
CENTER OF STAKE HOLE.
(STAKE HOLE TO
STAKE HOLE.)