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Step 5
Assemble 12' Back Wall
LAP
Edge
4.
Square wall frame. Measure the wall diagonally (corner to corner). Then measure the opposite
corners. These measurements will be the same if the wall is square.
5.
Install the first siding panel with the 'LAP edge' flush with the end of the wall and extending
3/4" below the bottom plate. Tip: use a 1x4 trim board as a gauge. Nail siding with 8d galv.
nails, spaced 12" apart.
6.
Install (2) two more siding panels. Cut the last panel flush with the end of the frame.
Siding Extends 3/4" Below Plate
1.
Position (4) four 2x4-72" boards together and indicate with 'X' marks, where
the wall studs will be located.
72" Top Wall Plate
24"
23-1/4"
24"
23-1/4"
72" Bottom Wall Plate
72" Bottom Plate
2.
Install pre-cut wall studs between the top & bottom plates. Pre-cut wall studs will be 92-5/8"
or 92-1/4" in length. Nail studs to wall plates with 10d sinkers, (2) two nails on each end.
3.
Nail both wall frames together. Use 10d sinkers.
2x4-72" Wall Plate
Pre-cut Wall Studs
