Depending on length of pre-cut studs siding
may extend below bottom plate.
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24"
23-1/4"
144"
Wall Plate
24"
Step 3
Assemble 12' Back Wall
144" Top Plate
Pre-Cut Wall Studs
2.
Install (7) seven pre-cut wall studs between the top & bottom plates. Nail top plate to studs
using 10d sinkers. Nail bottom plate to studs using 16d galv. nails.
3.
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.
4.
Install the first Oriented Strand Board (OSB) panel flush with the side of the wall stud and
flush with the top 2x4 plate. Nail siding with 6d common nails, spaced 8" apart. Cut the OSB
flush with the 2x4 bottom plate if you are installing the building on a concrete slab.
5.
Install (2) two more OSB panels.
Flush to Top
144" Treated
Bottom Plate
1.
Cut (2) two 2x4-12' (one will be treated) to a length of 144". Position the boards together
and indicate with 'X' marks where the wall studs will be located.
Stud Spacing
Top Wall Plate
Treated Bottom Plate
OSB Flush
