2.
Install 72" wall studs between the top and bottom plates. Secure studs with 10d sinkers,
two (2) nails at each stud end.
Step 3
Assemble Back Wall
2x4-6' Wall Studs
8' Bottom Plate
3.
Square wall frame. Measure diagonally (corner to corner). The measurements will be the
same when the wall is square.
4.
Locate (2) two 48" x 75-3/4" siding panels. Install the 1st. panel with the 'LAP' edge flush
with the end and top of the wall frame. Install siding with 8d galv. nails. Space nails 12"
apart.
5.
Install the 2nd. siding panel.
LAP
Edge
Siding Extends Below Plate
LAP Edge
1.
Gather (2) two 2x4-8' boards. Layout boards for wall stud spacing. 'X' marks where
the wall studs will be placed.
X
X
X
X
X
X
24"
23-1/4"
2x4 - 8'
Wall Plates
X
X
24"
8' Top Plate
