8. Securing the walls to the floor
Ensure the walls are sitting square on the floor.
Secure each panel down using 2 x 63mm screws per panel, screwing through the panel framing and floor into the floor joists.
Back panel
Side panel
Panel frame
Floor joists
Floor
6. Header panel
Join together the two halves of the header panels using 2 x 50mm screws. Place the header panel on top of the two front panels, carefully interlocking the tongue and
groove shiplap cladding. Ensure flush at each end and secure in place using 2 x 50mm screws into each front panel. Screw at an angle down through the bottom frame of
the header panel into the top frame of the front panels.
7. Door header rail and kick/header coverstrips
Position the door header rail between the two front panels up against the header panel frame. Nail to the front face of the header rail a header coverstrip using 4 x 40mm
nails. Secure in place using 4 x 50mm screws. Centre the remaining kickstrip against the front edge of the floor and secure in place using 4 x 40mm nails.
3mm
Drill
Drill 3mm pilot holes for
each screw in this section
When positioning the
header panel, ensure the
tongue and groove of the
shiplap cladding interlocks
correctly.
3mm
Drill
Drill 3mm pilot holes for
each screw in this section
bottom frame
of header panel
1438mm
Door header
rail
Door
header rail
Header
coverstrip
50mm
50mm
50mm
40mm
63mm
63mm
63mm
40mm
Header
coverstrip
