HomePlace Cedar Garden Building User manual

Assembly Manual Addendum Page
2: Install door strip using 1” black self drilling screws as shown after step 197.
Also note: If you purchased a unit not including the optional metal roof,
please skip steps 151-167.
1: To prevent splitting the door slam on step 194 use the plywood blocks to install the latch bolt as shown.

The Legacy
Cedar Garden Building
Assembly Manual
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PRIOR TO STARTING.
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Step 3: Locate the two 94” floor
band boards.
Step 1: Place package in close
proximity to assembly site.
Step 4: Align 94” band boards and mark location of floor joists using floor diagram on page 5.
Step 5:Partially start two 3” screws per joist in band boards as shown.
Floor Assembly
Step 2: Remove and organize
contents from box 1.
Step 6: Inspect each floor joist
making sure to keep any bows
turned up.
Step 7: Lay out band boards and
floor joists on a firm, level surface
to match the diagram on page 5.

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Step 8: Attach band board to floor joists using two 3” screws per joist. Make sure top of joists are flush
with top of band board.
Step 9: Carry floor to assembly location and set at desired location for shed.
Align end floor joists flush
with edges of band board
Step 10: Lay out one OSB sheeting piece on floor as shown.

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Step 11: Align corner of floor
sheet and attach using one 2”
nail.
Step 13: Attach floor sheet
perimeter to band board using 2”
nails spaced 8” apart.
Step 14: Align the outside edges of the plywood with the edge of the outside floor joist and attach with 2”
nails spaced 8” apart.
Step 17: It is important for the floor to be level. You may need to block up certain areas of the floor in
order to make it level.
Step 15: Attach sheeting to floor joists making sure joist spacing
matches floor diagram. Space nails 8” apart.
Step 16: Attach remaining floor
sheet repeating steps 10-14
keeping all edges and corners
flush.
Step 12: Align adjacent corner of
sheeting flush and attach using
one 2” nail.

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Step 19: Lay out 94” top and bottom wall plates and mark stud place-
ment using back wall diagram on previous page.
Step 18: Remove and organize
the parts from box 2.
Step 21: Attach top and bottom plates to studs using two 3-1/4” nails per stud as shown.
Note: It is very important to align top of studs flush with top of wall plates.
Step 22: Locate the plywood soffit piece and attach to top plate using ten 2” nails as shown.
Back Wall Assembly
Step 20: Lay out 72” wall framing following the diagram as shown.

Step 23: Align the bottom corners of the bottom plate with the corners of the floor and attach temporarily
using two 3” screws as shown. Do not run screws completely into the bottom plate.
Step 25: Make sure back wall is square.
Note: When wall is perfectly square the diagonal measurements will be equal.
Step 24: Align the corners of the top plate with the edges of the wall and temporarily attach using 3”
screws as shown.
Step 26: Align edges of end studs with edge of floor and attach temporarily using one 3” screw.
Back Wall Alignment
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Step 27: Align first siding piece flush with edge of wall.
Step 29: Make sure opposite corner is pushed tight against bottom of
soffit and attach using one 2-1/4” nail into under-lap edge as shown.
Step 30: Repeat step 28 at each
wall stud along edge of siding.
Step 31: Slide under-lap of next siding piece under overlap of first piece as shown.
Siding Installation
Step 28: Push siding tight against
bottom of soffit and attach with
one 2-1/4” nail into under-lap
edge.
Step 32: Attach siding to wall studs using one nail along top edge of siding as shown.
Note: The bottom nail in siding board should not be installed until the next siding board is in
place (see step 33).
One Nail

Step 33: Now that the next siding piece is in place, put one nail into the bottom half of the previously in-
stalled siding board at each wall stud. See nail pattern shown above.
Step 34: Repeat steps 31-33 until all siding pieces are installed.
Nail Pattern
Step 35: Remove the temporary screws installed on steps 23-26.
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Step 36: Lift and set wall into place as shown.
Step 40: Attach siding to floor using 2-1/4” nails spaced 8” apart.
Step 42: Back wall is complete. Organize remaining parts from box 2.
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Step 37: Get one 3-1/4” nail
ready to pound into floor.
Step 38: Align edge of wall flush
with edge of floor and pull back of
siding tight against floor.
Step 39: Pound nail through bot-
tom plate to secure wall to floor.
Step 41: Secure bottom plate to
floor using 3-1/4” nails spaced
every 8-12”.

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Step 46: Align the end of one 72” board flush with the end of a 68-1/2” 2x4; attach using ten 3-1/4” nails
spaced evenly apart.
Step 47: Repeat step 46 to as-
semble a second door jack stud.
Step 49: Push the jack stud tight
against the door header.
Step 50: Attach the jack studs to the door header using four 3-1/4” nails per side.
Door Header Assembly
Step 43: Remove and organize
parts from box 3.
Step 44: Locate the door header
which is 59-1/2” long.
Step 45: Locate two 2x4’s 68-1/2”
long and two 72” long.
Step 48: Lay out the door opening
pieces including two jack studs
and the door header as shown.

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Step 54: Fasten top plate into door header after making sure the measurement from the end stud to the
door frame is equal at the top and bottom of the wall.
Step 51: Assemble the bottom plates and end stud portions of the front wall as shown, then pull wall
away from the back wall in order to create space to attach the top plate..
Step 53: Fasten the top plate to each end stud as shown.Step Step 52: Put the top plate
into place as shown.

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Step 58: Make sure wall is square and aligned flush along edges of floor; temporarily attach repeating
step 23.
Step 56: Push wall tight against back wall.
Step 57: Align wall edges flush and temporarily attach the soffit to the back wall as shown.
Step 55: Attach soffit to top plate repeating step 22.

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Step 60: Install the small siding pieces to create a 1” reveal along each side of door frame.
Note: It is very important for the reveal to be exactly 1” along each side of door frame.
Step 61: Locate the ripped siding piece and install above door header as shown.
Note: This should also create a 1” reveal above the door opening.
Step 59: Remove and organize
the parts from box 4.
1”
reveal
1”
reveal

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Step 62: Remove the temporary screws holding wall and lift wall in place.
Step 63: Align right side of wall flush with edge of floor and attach to
floor through siding and bottom plate as shown.
Step 64: Make sure door opening measures equally at top and bot-
tom of door frame.
Step 65: Repeat step 63 on oppo-
site side of wall.
Front wall is complete.