KS1 TIMBER FRAME
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Step 2:
Select one 1.715m Base Plate (Green), one
1.715m Ridge Beam (90 x 45). Stand up End
frame with the Stud side of the frame on the
ground. Nail 1.715m plates to frame using two
nails per join. Ensure Green joins to Green and
Red joins to Red. Repeat with other end frame.
Nail in back wall centre stud using 0.876m Nogs
to get correct position. Position Nogs 0.883m
down from the bottom of the Top Plate and nail in
place.
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Step 1: End Walls:
Select 1 x 0.876m End Base Plate
(Green), 1 x 0.876m End Top Plate (Red) and 2 x
Studs (Yellow). Lay out Plates and two Studs on
a flat surface and nail together using two 75mm
nails per join. Position 0.786m Nog 0.883m down
from Top Plate and nail in place. Repeat with
other end wall.
Step 3:
Select one 1.715m Base Plate (Green) and one
1.715m Top Plate (45 x 45). Nail in place. Ensure
Green joins to Green.
Step 4:
Carefully roll the frame over so that the Ridge
Beam and Base Plate (Green) aren
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t on the
ground. Select one stud (Yellow) and two
0.785m Nogs. Nail in Stud using the 0.785m nog
to get the correct position top and bottom. Posi-
tion nogs .883m down from the bottom of the
Top Plate and nail in place.
Step 5:
Carefully roll frame over onto its base. If fitting a
Kiwi Floor, fit Floor Joist now. Place the joist cen-
trally and nail in place using three 75mm nails
per end.
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Note:
For sheds with the Raised Floor Modification option the studs will be 1.780m long to allow the Wall Sheets to pro-
trude 20mm below the Bottom Plate. Refer to Raised Floor Modification section (Page 15).
Note:
Studs and Nogs surrounding a window opening are to be fitted once the wall cladding is nailed in place.
