Step B Frame the Walls

1. Snap chalk lines on the floor for the wall plates.

2. Cut the 2 × 4 wall plates: four at 144" for the side walls and four

at 89" for the front and back walls.

3. Mark the stud layouts onto the plates following the FLOOR PLAN.

4. Cut twenty-seven studs at 92 5/8", and cut six at 81 1/2" to

serve as jack studs.

5. Build three headers with 2 × 6s and 1/2" plywood: one at 65" for

the door opening, one at 67" for the right side window, and one at

35" for the rear window.

6. Assemble, raise, and brace the walls one at a time, then add the

double top plates.