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Few things are more important to installation than correct measuring. It
is critical to spend as much time and resources as necessary to
obtain these measurements accurately and to be
able to communicate them to Sunview and to your
installers.
To assist in this, Sunview will have worksheets of typical solariums
available in which you can mark important dimensions and in which
areas to check are identified. It is a good idea to use these forms
wherever possible to ensure accurate collecting and
communicating of these measurements.
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It is also critical to ensure that all measuring tools and equipment are
calibrated regularly. This will obviously limit the possibility of
error due to faulty equipment. It is not unusual
for a retractable tape measure to be out by as
much as ¼ inch (6mm) due to a bent or broken tip!
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The measurements that Sunview requires for most
projects are:
- Length: The distance from one gable end to
the other. For projects placed on a pony wall, we want the distance from
plywood (or shiplap sheeting) to plywood. For projects without a pony
wall, we want the distance from the outside of the 2 x 4 ledge that the
solarium mounts onto.
- Rafter Projection: The horizontal distance
from the ridge connection to the plywood sheeting on the pony wall. This
is the horizontal length of the rafters.
- Height at Ridge: The distance from the top of the
pony wall, or 2 x 6 ledge, to the top of the ridge ledge.
- Gable End Projection: The distance from the
exterior wall of the house to the sheeting plywood on the front pony wall.
This distance must be checked for both gable ends.
- Pony Wall Height: The distance from the floor to
the top of the pony wall. This distance must be checked at both sides of
all door openings.
- Square of Plan: Check to ensure that the diagonal
distance from corner to corner of the pony wall, or 2 x 6 ledge, is
equal, plus or minus ¼ inch (6mm).
- Ridge: If the solarium ridge is to be connected to
the building fascia board, check the size of the fascia and structural
soundness. Note: Sunview will allow for mounting a 2 x 4 ledge between
the solarium frame and the building. This
ledge is generally covered in flashing and painted to match.
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To be able to deliver exactly what you and your
customers want requires that the order be very specific and exact. One of
the basic tenets of Quality Assurance is to deliver products that meet the
customers expectations. Obviously we must know what those expectations are
in order to meet them.
The general procedures that will be followed to ensure
this are:
- Make a choice between our
products.
- When you are ready to place an order, you will send
us a sketch of the proposed solarium, including all information that you
have at the time. You can send the sketch via mail or scan the sketch and
e-mail it to us. Our contact information is listed
here.
- On receipt of the sketch, Sunview will produce a
set of CAD working drawings that will show all the extrusions, acrylic and
sizes, doors, windows, connections details etc. These drawings must be
inspected, approved or amended, signed by you and returned to Sunview
Solariums.
- On receipt of the signed drawings, Sunview will
forward the project to purchasing and to production.
- Generally it will take approximately 7 days to
produce the framework and crate the room.
- It will take approximately 5 working days for the
room to reach you by common courier.
- If you choose to have us install your project our friendly professional installers typically take
three to four days to completely install your product.
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