STEP
3
9"
1'- 1/4"
10 3/4"
10 3/4"
10 3/4"
1'- 1/4"
9"
Assemble Front and Back Wall Frames
3
.1
Using 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" pressure-treated lumber, construct front wall frame using
the drawing below as a reference. You will need six boards cut to 6'-11" and two boards cut to 5'-10 1/2"
that will be studs, two boards cut to 2'-3 1/4" that will be the bottom beams, one board cut to 7'-2 1/4"
that will be the top beam, two boards cut to 2'-11" that will be the door header and two boards cut to 7"
that will be cripple studs.
3
.2
Connect the beams with 2x3" wood screws.
3
.3
Using a speed square or carpenter's square, check the corners to make sure they are 90°.
7'-2 1/4"
1
1/
2"
6'
-1
1"
1
1/
2"
2'-3 1/4"
2'-8"
2'-3 1/4"
5'
-1
0
1/
2"
2'-11"
7"
5
1/
2"
