2x4-12' Tie Plate
2x4-6' Tie Plate
2x4-12' Tie Plate
137"
Tie Plate
2x4-3' Tie Plate
2x4-3' Tie Plate
Step 13 Install 2x4 Tie Plates
1.
Install a 2x4-12' tie plate on back wall using 10d coated sinker nails, double row, spaced
18" apart. Cut a 2x4-12' in half and install a 6' long 2x4 next to the one just installed.
2.
Cut the 6' long 2x4 in half. Install the 3' long 2x4s and a 12' long 2x4 on the front wall.
3.
Cut a 12' long 2x4 to 137" and install on the end wall. Repeat on the opposite end wall.
Step 14 Loft Floor Layout
The diagram below show the loft sheathing layout with the open area position on the right.
Draw a line to mark the center of the loft floor.
Shelf/Ledge
Shelf/Ledge
Shelf/Ledge
12' (144")
Open to 1st Floor
4' x 4'
4' x 4'
4' x 8'
4' x 6'
4' x 6'
2' x 4'
2' x 4'
2' x 4'
2' x 4'
2' x 6'
2' x 6'
108" To Center of Floor
For reference later, draw a line in
the center of the floor.