7.
Install (2) two 4-1/4" siding panels over
the door header. The siding should extend
3/4" below the door header. Cut length to
fit. Wall trim, installed later, will hide where
the siding butts the front wall panels.
Step 8
Set Walls & Install Door Header
2.
Erect wall panels. IMPORTANT make sure walls are plumb and square. Secure together
at the corners using (4) four 10d sinkers per corner
3.
Nail siding on 45" wall panel to 12' wall panel. Nail along siding edge where it overlaps front
and back walls at corners.
4.
Install the 2x4 door header between the front wall panels. Nail through the wall studs into the
ends of the header. Toenail into the top wall plates.
5.
Temporarily install (2) two 2x4-72" boards at both sides of the door opening to hold the wall
straight. These boards will be used later for tie plates.
6.
Nail wall panels to the floor through the bottom plate. Use 10d sinkers or, if erecting on a
concrete slab, concrete anchor (not included) spaced 24" apart.
2x4 Door Header
45" Wall Panel
Left Sidewall
67-1/2" Long 2x4
OSB Filler
2x4-72" Wall Brace
Cut 4-1/4" x 48" Siding
Panels to Fit
Nail siding
Nail siding
1.
Gather (2) two 67-1/2" long 2x4 boards and
a 3-1/4" x 67-1/4" OSB filler panel. Glue both
sides of OSB with a brush. Nail header
together from both sides with 10d sinkers
staggered 6" apart.
3/4" Below
Bottom of Header
