Step 8: Stand the well.
Roll the wishing well to its intended destination.

Kick the plywood circle out and stand the wishing well upright.

Step 9: Cut the roof gables.
Cut the roof gables out of the plywood circle. Measurements are shown in page 2.

Then make up the two end roof frames comprising of plywood roof gables and rafters.

Step 10: Make the roof.
Place the two end roof frames parallel on a flat work area. The distance between the two roof frames should be exactly the same as the distance between the two extended palings in the wishing well.

Nail the first (lower) roof board to the rafters and then work upwards. Nail through the boards where they overlap and ensure the roof boards are evenly spaced. Place a wedge under the first board to raise the pitch similar to the others.

Use 75mm (3") galvanized nails to fix the roof boards to the rafters and then screw the middle of the boards where they lap with 50mm (2") stainless steel screws.

Step 11: Add the roof.
This step requires two people, one to lift each end of the roof. It's just simply a matter of picking the roof up and placing it on top of the extended palings.

Now bolt the two extended paling strengtheners to the extended palings. Position the extended paling strengtheners as high as possible and fix each strengthener to the extended paling with four 10mm (3/8") galvanized coach bolts spread evenly apart with the top bolt also going through the plywood gable.

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