Nik
Gold Member
I am 2/3 done with erecting a ClearSpan 26' x 24" round two door shelter. The directions are fairly good. I also struggled with connecting the swaged pipe sections together to form the arch trusses. Tight fit and difficult to push together even with help. Instead of filing the swaged part, I sprayed silicone lubricant on the swaged end and the receiving end of the other pipe section. This made it fairly easy to connect the pipes fully with a twisting motion. Prior to the silicone spray, it was extremely difficult to connect the curved pipe ends. I still need to do some realignment and then anchoring of the structure before placing the end covers and main cover. Took two afternoons to get this far. The person at clearspan did recommend 2 x 6 boards be placed under the perimeter of the shelter to help with the leveling.