Building the front side wall frame of the shed

By | October 12, 2016

shed-building-fig_12After securing the back side wall frame to the foundation, time to build the front side wall frame.

Similarly to the construction of the back side, as shown on Fig. 12. It can be built on a flat surface and once the frame is completed, it can be attached to the foundation.

The dimensions of your shed may differ depending on the building size. It is very important to cut the wood to the exact dimensions, especially that the door and window will be installed on the front side wall. The opening for the door should be exactly 39-inch as shown on Fig. 12. Once the wall frame is constructed and ready,  attach it to the foundation in the same manner like the back side.

Materials needed (same materials):

  • 2 (2-in x 4-in x 10-ft) – standard wood
  • 9 (2-in x 4-in x 6-ft) – standard wood
  • Corner metal braces – optional

shed front side wall frameSimilar to the framing of the long-side wall, the walls in general follow the same procedure of construction with respect to sizes as shown on Fig. 13.

Even though the materials above lists a total of nine stud joists, only seven of them were used while constructing the front side wall frame. The other two studs are to be used to double the door frame as shown on Fig. 13. Once you install the the two studs as shown on the figure, you should have 36-inch (3-feet) left for the door.

Now that the front side frame is built and secured, to see a compiled drawings of all figures used for planning the front side wall, or continue to building a frame for the shorter side/width wall.