Classic Saltbox Manual Tools Needed: -Cordless Drill (12V or higher) -#2 Square Drive Bit -Hammer -6’ Step Ladder -Tape Measure -Utility knife w/ blade & hook blade -Speed Square -5/16” Wood Drill bit ® Little Cottage Co. PO Box 455 Berlin, OH 44610 330-893-4212 www.cottagekits.com © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 2 1 If the floor is purchased this is what the customer will receive on a pallet. 3 There are (5) 4x4’s used on 10’ and 12’ wide buildings and (2) 4x4’s on 8’ wide buildings 4 Next use square to make sure 2x4 rim is flush on top with joist and secure with 2 1/2” screw. Once 4x4’s are layed out, install 2x4 joist on top as shown. The 2x4’s are 16” on center. 6 5 Next make sure joist and rim are flush with 4x4 runner and secure with 2 1/2” screws.
Classic Saltbox Manual 8 7 Repeat from other side. Once floor is square, secure each joist by using a 2 1/2” screw as shown. 9 10 Next install 5/8” CDX flooring. Make sure plywood is flush on the outside with 2x4 as shown. Secure with 1 1/4” screws. Keep plywood flush as shown and secure with 1 1/4” screws. 12 11 Continue with flooring, secure with 1 1/4” screw every 8 to 10 inches on center. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Continue with flooring.
Classic Saltbox Manual 14 13 Next locate walls. Walls are lettered. Starting with A, continue following letters until complete. Floor is complete. 15 16 Secure corner with 2 1/2” screw as shown Once first wall is in place, make sure you put pressure on the outside 18 17 Continue inserting 2 1/2” screws every 16” on center. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Next install double door wall.
Classic Saltbox Manual 20 19 Secure walls with 2 1/2” screws as shown. 21 Once bottom is secured, make sure top end is flush as shown and secure with 2 1/2” screws. 22 Continue with walls. Continue with walls. 24 23 Make sure wall is flush as shown. Secure wall to floor with 2 1/2” screws. Secure with 2 1/2” screws as shown. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 26 25 Repeat from picture 20 27 Secure wall splices with 2 1/2” screws. 28 Continue with back wall. Install back wall as shown. 30 29 Secure top end with 2 1/2” screws as shown. Secure back wall with 2 1/2” screws. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 32 31 Push wall in and make sure it is flush on end. Secure with 2 1/2” screw. 33 Remove 2x4 on double doors. 34 2x4 is removed and doors are ready to be opened. Continue with removing 2x4 from double door as shown. 35 36 Once 2x4 is removed from doors, install the end walls. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. End walls are shorter than front wall as shown.
Classic Saltbox Manual 38 37 Next locate the LP siding strips as shown. End walls complete. 39 40 Continue with front wall overhang. Install LP Smart siding strips on the front wall as shown. Keep flush on inside and secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws going into 2x4 top plate. 42 41 Secure front wall overhang with 1 1/4” zinc screws every 6 to 8”. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Continue with overhang.
Classic Saltbox Manual 44 43 Continue with overhang Next locate 2x6 with trim for back wall top plate. 45 46 Secure with 2 1/2” zinc screws. Start top plate 3 1/2” in from end wall as shown 48 47 Make sure top plate is flush on inside wall. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Continue with securing top plate as shown.
Classic Saltbox Manual 50 49 Next locate gables for end walls. Before installing the gables, butt the ends together as shown. Make sure peaks meet at the point. 51 52 Secure with 2 1/2” zinc screw on bottom part of gable. Secure with 2 1/2” zinc screws. 54 53 Secure 2 1/2” zinc screws as shown to tie gables together. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Lift gables to set on top of end wall as shown.
Classic Saltbox Manual 56 55 Make sure bottom plate of gable and top plate of end wall are flush on the inside. 57 Secure gable with 2 1/2” zinc screws as needed. 58 Before setting the second gable. Use this as your rafter pattern to complete the 2x4 trusses. Securing gable with 2 1/2” zinc screws. 60 59 Locate OSB gussets. Install on both sides of peak. Secure with 1 1/8” zinc screws. Construction Manual Continue with OSB gussets as shown. © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 62 61 Next install heel on short end of truss. Measure 14 1/2” from truss to end of heel. 63 Locate the OSB gussets. 64 Flip truss over and do likewise. Secure on truss and heel with 1 1/4” zinc screws. 66 65 This is what it looks like. With the OSB gusset on second side. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Secure gussets with 1 1/4” zinc screws.
Classic Saltbox Manual 68 67 Rafter is completed and ready for installation. 69 Install rafter. 70 Secure with 2 1/2” screw from underneath overhang. First make sure rafter is in place. Keep heel of rafter flush on inside as shown. 72 71 Back wall view. Plate is marked for truss location. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Once truss is in place secure with 2 1/2” screw.
Classic Saltbox Manual 74 73 Insert screw on angle as shown to secure truss. 75 To complete truss in front secure with another 2 1/2” screw from inside as shown. 76 Locate Fascia boards. Fascia is 2x4 with trim attached. Rafters are completed. 78 77 This is a better view of Fascia. 2x4’s are marked for truss location. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. When installing fascia make sure 2x4 is up and trim overhang is down.
Classic Saltbox Manual 80 79 Secure with 2 1/2” zinc screws. Continue with fascia. 81 82 2x4 fascia will rest on overhang as shown. Secure going up through LP siding with 1 1/4” zinc screw. 83 Continue with fascia on front. 84 Install fascia in back. You will use 1x3 trim as shown. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws.
Classic Saltbox Manual 86 85 Locate the (2) LP siding strips as shown. 87 These strips go below the double doors. 88 Keep flush with top of floor and secure with 1 1/4” screw. Continue with LP siding strips. 90 89 Locate outside trim corners. Strips are completed. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 92 91 This is the front left corner. Install corner trim as shown. Secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws. 93 94 Install corner of overhang as shown. Securing corner on bottom with 1 1/4” zinc screw. 96 95 Trim being installed on an angle. Construction Manual Secure angle trim with 1 1/4” zinc screws. © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 98 97 Secure trim with 1 1/4” zinc screws. Next install trim on back corners. 99 100 Securing trim with 1 1/4” zinc screw. Locate rake block. 102 101 secure rake block with 2 1/2” zinc screw. Install rake block Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 104 103 Insert 1 1/4” zinc screw every 8” to 10” on bottom edge of siding all the way around the building. Insert 1 1/4” zinc screw from fascia trim into rake block as shown. 105 106 Next install roof sheeting. See roof layout for proper roof sheeting placing. Secure gable splice trim to walls with 1 1/4” zinc screws as shown. 108 107 Once sheeting is in place secure with 1 1/4” zinc screw. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Secure opposite end.
Classic Saltbox Manual 110 109 Back side is completed. Now make sure overhang measures the same as the bottom and secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws. 111 112 Next install front side. 113 Once sheeting is in place, secure with 1 1/4” zinc screw. 114 Now make sure overhang is the same as the bottom, secure with 1 1/4” zinc screw. Secure opposite end. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 116 115 Once roof is completed locate 2x4 rakes. Continue with roof. 117 118 Make sure peaks line up and secure with 2 1/2” zinc screws as shown. Layout 2x4 rakes as shown. 119 Insert another 2 1/2” screw from otherside. 120 Rake is ready for installation. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 122 121 Once rake is in place secure with 2 1/2” zinc screw into rake block. Install rake as shown 123 124 Insert 1 1/4” zinc screws through OSB sheeting into rakes. Rake is completed. 126 125 Sheeting is completed and ready for shingles. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Next you are ready for drip edge which is provided by customer.
Classic Saltbox Manual 128 127 Drip edge is being installed. Drip edge goes around the edge of the roof as shown. You need to cut at the peak and also cut off at correct length. 129 130 Continue with drip edge. Drip edge completed and your building is ready for shingles. 132 131 Shingles are provided by the customer. Begin by installing the starter strips as shown. Secure with 7/8” roof nails. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co. Continue with starter strips.
Classic Saltbox Manual 134 133 Continue installing shingles in a stepping pattern as shown. Install shingles as shown and secure with 7/8” roofing nails. 135 136 Shingles are completed and ready for ridge cap. Continue with shingling. 138 137 Measure 6” from the center of the peak as shown. Do this on each end at the peak. Ridge caps are normally 12” wide. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 140 139 Install the first ridge cap. Make sure it is at the chalk line as shown, and secure with 1 1/4” roofing nails. Once you have marked 6” on each end, snap a chalk line as shown. 141 142 when you reach the end, you need to cut ridge cap to fit. Continue installing ridge cap. 143 Second to last ridge cap is being installed. Cut off whatever overhangs over the roof. 144 Next cut ridge cap to complete the roof. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 146 145 Use 3/16” drill bit and drill a hole where the barrel bolt made a mark on the floor. When closing the door, barrel bolt will insert in hole to keep door closed. Now locate the barrel bolt located on the double door. Make sure door is closed and use hammer to tap on barrel bolt. This will leave a mark on the floor. 147 148 Insert T-handle as shown. Next locate T-handle door latch. 150 149 Make sure T-handle is centered in the hole.
Classic Saltbox Manual 152 151 Install D on inside as shown. 153 Use allen wrench to secure D-handle as shown. 154 Make sure shutter is evenly spaced up and down with window and secure with white head screws provided for shutters. Locate shutters. 156 155 Next locate window trim. Shutters are completed. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 158 157 Installing window trim. Make sure window trim is evenly divided above window and secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws. 159 160 Repeat from top trim and secure with 1 1/4” zinc screws. Locate window trim for bottom. 162 161 Finalizing trim. Construction Manual Next locate gable vents. © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
Classic Saltbox Manual 164 163 Secure vents with 1 1/4” zinc screw on each corner. Install vents on each end. 165 Building is complete and ready for use. Construction Manual © 2013 Little Cottage Co.
