LUSITANO RETREAT — P34 BUILD NOTES
Use only with the main pallet guide and material intake checks. Illustrative dimensions are not a structural rating.

MEASUREMENTS
1. Actual rack height, arm spacing, bay length and capacity come from the rack specification.
2. Example identity plaques 240 × 70 mm; these dimensions apply to signs only, never structural rack parts.

CUT LIST / COMPONENTS
1. One 240 × 70 mm accepted plaque per actual bay, adjusted to permitted sign locations.
2. Optional small facing strips only where the rack supplier or designer permits them.
3. Purpose-suitable independently specified rack, restraints and new permitted sign attachments.

TOOLS
1. Tape, pencil and square; clamps and a flat bench.
2. Suitable saw, drill/driver and pilot bits matched to the chosen fasteners.
3. Sander with effective extraction; metal detector before machining accepted boards.

ASSEMBLY
1. Inventory the long stock by length, section, material and actual or reliably established weight. Include how timber will be loaded and removed; give that inventory to the rack supplier or designer rather than using a pallet transport rating or inherited online capacity claim.
2. Obtain the actual rack specification covering capacity, loading pattern, arms, base, anchorage and stock retention. Check that the installation location and floor satisfy it; keep all load-bearing parts independent of pallet facing, unknown rebar or decorative boards.
3. Mark the storage bays and permitted sign positions on a copy of the rack elevation. Leave capacity plates, welds, bolts, anchor points and inspection areas visible; obtain agreement for any decorative facing before making it so it cannot obscure damage or alter the system.
4. Select small accepted boards for 240 × 70 mm example plaques and scan them before cutting. Smooth the corners and mark each bay code; size lettering for the actual viewing distance and keep plaques within the rack footprint so they cannot catch carried timber.
5. Prepare any authorised facing strips from a measured schedule of the permitted locations only. Dry-fit on a bench and confirm their thickness will not change the loading clearance, arm geometry or retaining arrangement; omit facing where inspection would become harder.
6. Attach labels and any approved facing using the rack-specific permitted accessory method. Do not drill columns, weld brackets, shorten arms or cover fasteners; preserve the manufacturer identity and capacity information and photograph the original structural details still visible.
7. Load timber according to the separate rack specification, with the intended handling method and retention. Keep long ends out of routes and labels readable; the signs organise stock, while the rack and its assessed restraints carry and contain the material.
8. Record the stock locations and check the rack through the supplier or designer inspection process. Replace damaged labels separately, but withdraw an impacted or distorted rack from use for competent assessment; tightening decorative screws cannot remedy a structural fault.

FINISH AND CARE
1. Dry readable plaques with rounded edges.
2. No coating, drilling or facing over rack inspection or rating information.

COMPLETION CHECKS
1. Rack specification and installation evidence available separately.
2. Labels support no timber and hide no structure; retained stock clears routes.

Guide: https://lusitanoretreat.com/build-guides/building-with-pallets/#project-p34