7.
Install (2) two 4-1/4" siding panels over
the door header. The siding should extend
3/4" below the door header. Cut length to
fit. Wall trim, installed later, will hide where
the siding butts the front wall panels.
2x4 Door Header
Left Sidewall
45" Back Wall
Step 8
Set Walls & Install Door Header
2.
Erect wall panels. IMPORTANT make sure walls are plumb and square. Secure together
at the corners using (4) four 10d sinkers per corner. Nail wall panels to the floor through the
bottom plate. Space 10d sinkers 24" apart.
3.
Nail siding on 45" wall panel to 12' wall panel. Nail along siding edge where it overlaps front
and back walls at corners.
4.
Install the 2x4 door header between the front wall panels. Nail through the wall stud into the
ends of the header. Toenail into the top wall plates.
5.
Remove the center (2) two 2x4-84" boards from pallet and temporarily install at both sides of
the door opening to hold the wall straight. Alternatively you can use 2x4-72" boards that will
be used later for tie plates.
6.
Nail wall panels to the floor through the bottom plate. Space 10d sinkers 24" apart.
67-1/2" Long 2x4
OSB Filler
Nail siding
Nail siding
1.
Gather (2) two 67-1/2" long 2x4 boards and a
3-1/4" x 67-1/4" OSB filler panel. Glue both
sides of OSB. Nail header together from both
sides with 10d sinkers staggered 6" apart.
Cut 4-1/4" x 48" Siding
Panels to Fit
3/4" Below
Bottom of Header
