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Welcome to the Tent Squaring and Pre-Staking Procedure Tutorial
A ‘Tent Squaring Procedure’ is performed at the site where pole and tension tents are
to be installed.
Tent squaring saves time during installation,
ensures that the tent is properly tensioned,
and increase installer safety by ensuring that marked underground utilities
are not hit by stakes.
A properly squared tent will have four corners set at 90 degrees.
An improperly squared tent will form a parallelogram whereas some of the angles will
be less than 90 degrees
and some angles greater than 90 degrees.
This will affect the performance of the tent fabric as well as its fitting,
causing water pocketing
when the tent is installed in the rain.
The square of the tent can be determined by using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Where ‘A’ signifies the length of the tent,
‘B’ signifies the width of the tent,
and ‘C’ signifies the diagonal dimension across the tent
from 2 opposite corners.
This equation
"a" squared plus "b" squared equals "c" squared
will give the ‘C’ diagonal dimension.
An easier way to calculate this dimension is by using a squaring guide
provided by Celina.
With this guide, you can determine the length of the tent and the width of the tent.
For this video a 40’ x 100’ Classic Pole Tent will be demonstrated.
If the perimeter of the tent is being squared,
The A or tent length measurement is 100 feet.
The B or tent width measurement is 40 feet.
The C or tent diagonal measurement is 107 feet, 8 inches.
Initially the stake lines of the tent will be squared.
After the stake lines are squared,
the perimeter of the tent will be set.
The installer must specify the stake line distance away from the tent perimeter.
Stake line distances depend on the tent style and eave height.
The eave height is determined by the height of the side poles being used.
Generally, the higher the eave height, the further the stake line will set
away from the tent perimeter.
Keep in mind that the stake lines add to the footprint or total area required.
for the installation.
For Example
If a 5 foot stake line is required for the 40 by 100 pole tent,
the total footprint will be 50 feet by 110 feet.
For this demonstration a 7 foot high side pole will be used creating a
7 foot eave height,
therefore the stake line will be set
5 feet out from the perimeter of the tent.
If an 8 foot high side pole is used, the stake line would be set 6 feet out from
the perimeter of the tent.
Again if the perimeter of the tent was being squared,
the dimension would be 40 feet by 100 feet.
In this video the stake lines will be squared,
with the 5 foot stake line the measurement of the tent will be
50 feet
by a 110 feet
with a diagonal dimension of a 120 feet, 10 inches.
The tools required for tent squaring are:
2 – 300 ft. Measuring Tapes
4 – Spikes, Screw Drives, or Awls
Masonry String
White Marking Paint
When possible choose an installation site that is elevated,
flat, level, and free from overhead and underground obstructions.
Prior to installation, call the local utility locating service and have
all utilities located and marked.
Utility Locating is the installers’ responsibility to ensure a
safe installation.
This chart shows the industry standard colors for marking utilities.
A tent installer should never use these colors for marking;
always use white paint for tent squaring and layout.
Arrange the tent to avoid all utilities at the installation site.
When squaring a 40’ x 100’ pole tent,
begin by laying out the first 40 foot side or width side of the tent.
To begin, insert a spike into the ground to signify the 1st corner.
Pin both ends of the tape measures to the ground with the spike.
Since the stake lines are being squared, walk 50 feet towards the next corner of the tent.
Place a second spike into the ground at the 50 foot mark of the tape measure.
Next walk 110 feet to the opposing corner.
With the 50 foot width of the tent
added to the 110 foot length of the tent,
hold the measuring tape at the 160 foot mark.
Using a 2nd measuring tape;
measure the diagonal dimension 120 feet, 10 inches away from
the first corner spike location.
Place a 3rd spike in the ground where the 120’10” mark
and the 160’ mark intersects.
This spike locates the 3rd corner of the tent.
Pull the 2nd measuring tape out to 160’.
Wrap both measuring tapes once around the 3rd corner spike.
With the 2nd measuring tape,
walk to the final corner.
The 4th and final corner location is located where the measuring tape reads
110 feet.
Pull tight from both directions and place a spike in the ground at this point
to signify the corner location.
As an optional step,
double check the squaring accuracy by measuring the diagonal dimension
of the opposite corners.
The stake line perimeter of the 40 foot by 100 foot is now set and ready
to be marked.
Use the white marking paint to identify all corners and side pole locations.
The side pole spacing for this tent is every 10 foot around the perimeter.
Remember the stake line is 5 feet, so the first stake position from every
corner will be 5 feet in
then 10 foot spacing from that position.
Using Celina Tent’s layout handbook, determine how many center poles
are required and their locations.
For this example 4 center poles are required.
Stretch a measuring tape from the center stake line pole location to the
opposite side.
Make a white mark every 20 foot to indicate the 4 center pole locations.
Again remember the stake line is 5 foot so the first center pole mark will be
25 feet in
and 20 foot spacing from that point.
Once the stake locations of the tent are marked, measure in 5 foot from each
corner to set the perimeter of the tent.
Stretch a masonry string around the perimeter of the tent to signify the tent top location.
Be sure that the perimeter and the stake locations will avoid all underground utilities.
Pre-staking and the tent fabric can be laid out and the setup can begin.
Checkout Celina’s other videos on installation instructions and procedures.
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