Step 17
Install Front Gable Soffit and Door Trim
1x6 Gable Trim
Soffit
1x4 Door Trim
3-7/8" Wide Jamb
Material
6.
Install 3-7/8" x 72" white pine
wide jamb material on the top of
the door opening.
7.
Install 3-7/8" x 79-1/4" white
pine wide jamb material on the
sides of the door opening.
8.
Install 80-3/4" long 1x4 trim boards on each side of the door opening. Install an 82" long
1x4 trim board, this board has angle cuts on both ends, across the top of the door opening.
Complete the steps below if
you are installing wood or
steel pocket doors.
1.
Install 86-1/4" long 2x4s under the roof sheathing, against the front gable.
2.
Install 86-1/4" long 2x4s under the front edge of the roof sheathing. Hold the 2x4s against
the roof sheathing and screw through the sheathing into the 2x4 boards using 1-3/4" screws.
3.
Install soffit panels, from our kit, under the gable overhang as the soffit. Use 6d galv. nails.
4.
Install (2) two 87" long 1x6 trim boards over the 2x4 boards, flush with the top of the roof
sheathing. Use 8d galv. nails.
5.
Install gable trim on the rear gable.
2x4-86-1/4" Long 2x4s
