Owners manual

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5. Square wall frame before installing siding. Measure diagonally (corner to corner).
The measurements will be the same when the wall is square. Install a 12" wide siding
panel, with the 'tongue edge', at the left end of the wall frame. The siding should
extend 3-1/2" beyond the end of the wall and extend 3/4" below the bottom plate.
Tip; use a 1x4 trim board as a gauge. Use 8d galv. nails spaced 12" apart.
Step 4 Assemble Back Wall
Siding Extends 3/4" Below Plate
Cut Edge
Extends 3-1/2"
LAP Edge
6. Install (2) two full width siding panels.
7. Install the 12-1/2" wide siding panel. It will extend 3-1/2" past the end of the wall.
1. Position 56-1/2" long 2x4s together and
indicate with 'X' marks where the wall
studs will be located.
56-1/2" Wall Plate
24"
23-1/4"
Small Stud
Space
3/4" Trim Board Gauge
2. Install 72" long wall studs between the wall plates, over the 'X' marks. Use 10d sinkers,
two nails on the end of each 2x4.
3. Repeat above steps to assemble another wall frame.
4. Screw both wall frames together with the small stud space towards the ends of the wall.
Use (4) four 2-1/2" deck screws on each side of the double studs. For additional strength
add 10d sinkers.