Tip; Paint the siding and trim boards before installing the trim.
Step 9
Install Trim
Front Wall
Door Opening
1x4-6' Trim
Side Wall
Install All Trim Flush
With Top Plate
3.
Repeat above steps on opposite
side wall and front corner.
4.
Butt a 1x4-6' trim board against
1x4 corner trim and flush with top
plate. Nail along top.
5.
Cut a second 1x4-6' trim board to
finsh at opposite corner.
6.
Repeat to install trim on back wall.
Step 10 Install Primed Soffit and Filler
1.
Locate (1) one 7" wide x 48-3/4" long siding panel and cut in half (save one half for other
side wall). Install one half over the side wall with the primed side facing down. Cut edges
should be flush with the inside of the top 2x4 wall plate and flush with the trim on the front
wall. Tack the soffit with a couple 6d common nails. Installing 2x4 tie plates in a later step
will provide more nailing.
2.
Install (5) five more soffit panels. Cut the last soffit flush with the back wall trim.
Side
Wall
Soffit Flush with
Inside of 2x4
4.
Install (3) three 4-1/4" wide x 48-
3/4" filler panels over the front wall.
Install the filler flush with the 1x4
trim. Cut last filler to fit.
5.
Repeat to install filler on back wall.
3.
Repeat to install soffit boards on the other side wall.
1x4 Trim
1x4 Trim
Front Wall
Door Opening
Install Filler
Flush to Trim
1.
Install (2) two 75-3/4" long 1x4 corner trim boards to the side wall flush with the top 2x4 wall
plate and flush with siding on the front and back walls. Use 6d galv. nails, spaced 12" apart.
2.
Install a 75-3/4" long 1x4 trim board to the front wall flush with wall plate and with 1x4 trim.
7" Soffit
4-1/4" Filler
