There are short 2x4s, that may have an angle on one end, supplied in the
kit. Use these to hold the rafters and bottom gable plate together by
temporarily screwing the blocks to the floor using 2-1/2" screws. This will
ensure that the gable frames and the trusses are identical.
3.
Secure the top of the rafters together with a 1"x4" barbed metal drive-on plate.
4.
Install (2) two 23-1/2" gable studs with angle cut at one end. Nail through the bottom
plate with 10d sinkers and secure the top with barbed metal drive-on plates.
Step 6
Assemble Roof Gables
23-1/2" Gable Stud
Bottom Gable Plate
Barbed Metal Plate
80-1/2" long 2x4
Truss Rafter
2x4 Block
2x4 Block
5.
Secure the 2x4 bottom plate to the truss rafter with a 2-1/2" wood screw on both ends.
Set gable aside.
6.
Repeat steps to assemble another gable.
1.
Cut (2) two 2x4-12' boards to a length of 144".
2.
Place one of the 144" boards on the floor along with (2) two 80-1/2" long 2x4 rafters as
shown below. Bottom 144" plate will be on edge. Rafters will lay flat.
