Installation Guide

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Primed Wood Column Installation Instructions
1. Measure full opening. Check for
level substrate. Columns must be
installed on level surface or shimmed
to level
6. Place a mark around shaft using a
straight edge.
7. Trim column with a hand saw or
circular saw. Slowly rotating column
will insure a level cut.
8. FOR EXTERIOR APPLICATIONS –
Paint inside of column shaft with a
non-fibrous asphalt-type roof coating.
Application must reach a minimum of
four (4) feet up column shaft.
9. Paint the top and bottom ends of
shaft with high quality exterior wood
primer. For optional finish, see “TIPS”
below.
10. Using a jack and post, lift beam and
remove existing column or post. Beam
should not be lifted more than 1/2”.
11. Determine top centerline and mark
on beam using a straight edge.
12. Hang a plumb line from top cen-
ter line to determine bottom center
line.
16. Place marks at center line of all
four sides of each capital and base.
13. Mark center point of column.
Measure width of base and determine
if adjustments should be made to top
center line. Make any adjustments now.
17. When installing shaft, capital and
base, all four sides will line up evenly
insuring a perfectly aligned column.
19. Nail or screw through capital into
beam in 4 corners of capital. Nail or
screw through base into substrate in
4 corners of base.
20. Caulk seam at top of column shaft
and at bottom. Use a high quality
paintable exterior caulk for best
results.
14. Using a large square, draw a cen-
ter line perpendicular to the outside
edge of substrate.
18. Center cap and base on column
shaft and apply using nails or screws.
Place column shaft with applied cap
and base into place and align base
with marks.
15. Draw a center line parallel to out-
side edge.
2. Simply place the capital on top of
the base and measure from the high-
est point to the bottom of beam for
shaft height.
3. Locate saw kerf at top of column
and trim using a hand saw or circular
saw. Saw kerf is approximately 3/4”
from top end of column.
4. Sand or rasp smooth to guarantee
even contact with capital
5. Measure from newly trimmed top of
shaft to desired length placing marks
every inch.
WOOD COLUMN
INSTALLATION TIPS
• Wood column shafts must not
be exposed to moisture,
weather, or extreme heat
before proper surface treat-
ment.
• For optimal finish, HB&G rec-
ommends a light sanding of
the wood column and a sec-
ond coat of primer over the
entire column surface along
with priming the top and bot-
tom of the column after it has
been trimmed.
• All wood columns must be
painted with two coats of
high quality exterior paint if
used in an exterior application
following the paint manufac-
turer’s recommendations.
• HB&G recommends light
sanding between all coats
of primer and paint.
• Do not caulk or fill vents on
caps and bases. Vent spaces
on caps and bases must be
open to free flowing air.
Proper ventilation for exterior
applications is required.