After securing the back side wall frame and front side wall frame to the foundation, time to build the shorter side wall frames. Basically, build two identical wall frames with same dimensions shown on Fig. 14.
One thing you may have noticed, the shorter sides are 1.5-inch higher than the longer sides. That is fine! Continue with the instructions and everything will fall in place at the end by adding 2-in x 4-in x 10-ft stud to fill in the 1.5-inch gap. That should make the rectangular frame 6-ft high all around.
Materials needed (for both sides):
- 14 (2-in x 4-in x 6-ft) – standard wood (7 for each frame)
- Corner metal braces – optional
Similarly to the construction of back and front side walls, the width wall frames should look like Fig. 15. Build them on a flat surface and once they are completed, secure them to the foundation.
If you built them according to the dimensions given of provided figures throughout this tutorial, the top part of the shorter side frames should fit nicely on the corners of the long sides. At this point secure them using few screws first, then you can use additional nails if needed.
You have came along way which is awesome! You should have a nice looking rectangular frame now. Here is a compiled full-size figure of all figures used to frame the shorter side walls.
Now that you have secured all wall sides, continue on to constructing the roof frame.
