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OK, let’s get started. The numbered instructions below pertain to the numbered items on the drawing. Read them carefully. Good luck and happy hammering.

MAKE THE FOUNDATION.

•4 pcs. furring l6½”long •2 pcs. furring 36”long

PLACE FLOOR ON FOUNDATION (don’t nail it down yet).

•1 pc. plywood 18”x 36”

CONSTRUCT WALL FRAMES BY ERECTING STUDS ON SOLE PLATES (nail corner studs together first, then anchor studs by nailing upward through sole plates; allow 11¼” between window studs).

•2 pcs. furring 14¾”long •2 pcs. furring 36”long

(the sole plates)

•22 pcs. furring 10”long

NAIL WINDOW FRAMES BETWEEN WINDOW STUDS.

•2 pcs. furring 11¼”long

NAIL WALL-FRAME ASSEMBLY AND FLOOR TO FOUNDATION.

HOLD AN INSIDE WALL AGAINST WINDOW STUDS AND TRACE WINDOW OPENING WITH A PENCIL. SAW OUT WINDOW OPENING. STRETCH PLASTIC OVER OPENING ON BOTH SIDES OF WALL AND SECURE WITH TAPE AND THUMBTACKS. NAIL INSIDE WALLS TO STUDS (install long walls first).

• 2 pcs. plywood 10¾”x 32¾” • 2 pcs. plywood 10¾”x 14¼” • 2 pcs. plastic sheet 7”x 13”

NAIL OUTSIDE SHORT WALLS TO STUDS. • 2 pcs. plywood 125/8" x 18"