4.
Select the wall frame with the door opening and butt it against the above wall frame. Do
Not fasten the frames together so they can be separated after the siding is applied. This will
make setting the walls easier to handle and assures the siding matches where the walls meet.
5.
Install a siding panel with the LAP edge over-lapping the 'Tongue Edge' of the adjoining
panel. Do Not nail along the edge that joins the left wall panel so the wall can be separated.
Remove the siding that extends over the door opening.
6.
Install another siding panel. Cut out the siding that extends over the door opening.
7.
Measuring from the 'LAP Edge', cut a siding panel to a width of 24" and install.
8.
Separate the wall panels. Go to Step 10.
Step 5
Apply Siding to Front Wall Frames - Door on Right
If you want the door opening located to the right, see cover photo, follow the
instructions below. If you want the door opening on the left, go to Step 6.
1.
Select the wall frame with the window opening and install the window.
92-1/2" Treated Plate
2.
Install the first siding panel with the
'LAP' edge extending 3-1/2" past the
end of the wall frame. Use 8d
galvanized box nails spaced 8" apart.
LAP
Edge
3.
Install another siding panel.
Remove siding that extends over
the window opening.
Siding Extends 3-1/2"
Past Wall Frame
Do Not Nail
This Edge
Cut Flush
LAP Edge
Window Panel
Install siding flush for concrete slab
or 3/4" below plate for wood floor.
