71-1/2" Header
Support
Siding 1/2" Below Top Plate
3.
Cut (2) two more 34-3/4" plates from 58-1/2" long
2x4s and assemble another wall frame.
19-3/4"
Step 7
Assemble Door Wall - Doors Centered
71-1/2" Header
Support - Red Ends
6.
Install a pre-cut 16" wide siding panel with the cut edge flush with the door opening.
7.
Install the remaining siding on the other front wall frame. Cut the 24" wide siding panel
to extend 3-1/2" past the end of the wall fame.
Cut Edge Extends
3-1/2" Beyond Frame
LAP Edge
4.
Cut a siding panel in half lengthways.
5
Select the panel with the 'tongue' edge'. Install this panel with the cut edge extending 3-1/2"
beyond the end of the frame. The siding should extend 3/4' below the bottom plate.
1.
Assemble a wall frame using (3) three 72" wall studs and
(2) two 34-3/4" long 2x4 wall plates. Use 10d sinkers.
2.
Install a 71-1/2" long 2x4 [red end], as a header support,
on each wall frame.
