3.
Cut (2) two more 34-3/4" plates from 58-1/2" long
2x4s and assemble another wall frame.
19-3/4"
Step 8
Assemble Door Wall - Doors Centered
71-1/2" Header
Support - Red Ends
Cut Edge Extends3-1/2"
Beyond Frame
LAP Edge
5.
Cut a siding panel in half lengthways.
6.
Select the panel with the 'tongue' edge'. Install this panel with the cut edge extending 3-1/2"
beyond the end of the frame. The siding should extend 3/4' below the bottom plate.
71-1/2" Header
Support
Tongue Edge
7.
Install the remaining siding on the other front wall frame. Cut the 24" wide siding panel
to extend 3-1/2" past the end of the wall fame.
4.
Locate a 16" wide siding panel that has a 'LAP' edge. Position this panel with the
'cut' edge flush with the 2x4 header support and extending 3/4" below the bottom
plate. Do not nail along the LAP edge until the other siding panel is installed.
1.
Assemble a wall frame using (3) three 72" wall studs and
(2) two 34-3/4" long 2x4 wall plates. Use 10d sinkers.
2.
Install a 71-1/2" long 2x4 [red end], as a header support,
on each wall frame.
