Step 11 Install Rear Gable
3.
Install the rear gable on the back wall. The gable siding will extend over the 1x3 trim on
the lower wall. NOT behind the trim! Secure gable to wall by nailing through the gable
blocks with 10d sinkers. Nail siding along the 1x3 trim board with 6d galv. nails.
Gable Siding
1x3 Trim
Install Ends With Blue
Mark At Ridge
1.
Apply 1x4 white pine trim to gable. Install a 47-1/2" long 1x4 at the top of the gable. These
boards have a blue marking on one end. Install this end at the peak. Install the 1x4 gable
trim extending 1/2" above the siding on the gable. When installed later, the roof sheathing
will be flush with the top of the trim.
2.
Install a 43" long 1x4 at the sides of the gable, 1/2" above the siding on the gable.