• Wing pieces held down 1 1/2"
• Side wall siding 2 5/8" down from double top plate
• 6" overhangs — hold flush with top of gable rafter
• 4" soffit
• 5" wraps, held 1/2" up
• Garden vents (tall vents) held down 10"
• Lap Siding Facia

• Side wall siding hold 1 1/2" down from top of double top plate
• Wing pieces 3/4" down
• Rakes 1/2" up from top of gable rafter
• 4" wraps flush with top of rakes
• Square vents held down 5"
• Grooved T1-11 Facia

• Square vents held down 5"
• Sidewall siding flush with top of double top plate
• Wing pieces flush to bottom of T1-11
• Rakes 1/2" up from top of gable rafter
• Wraps flush with top of rakes
• 5 3/4" soffit
• Soffit is held 2" up from T1-11 on side walls

Hi Side Collar Ties

• 10 wide: 102 1/2" L-L
• 12 wide: 121 1/2" L-L
• 14 wide: 150 1/2" L-L
• 16 wide: 175" L-L

• Short wall siding 1/2" down
• Tall wall siding 5/8" up
• ⚠️ All 3 tall wall plates are the same size.
• Grooved T1-11 Facia
• For a 4" overhang on a 15° rafter, measure 4" along the slope. If measuring straight across, use 3 7/8" — this equals the same true 4" overhang.
• Square gable walls before attaching gable truss
• Wing pieces 3/4" down with 15° angle
• Rakes 1/2" up, wraps flush with top of rakes
• Short wall soffit is wider than tall wall soffit

Temp Studs

Temp stud length = tall wall stud height plus 4 1/2". Measure square to short. Cut on miter saw with saw set at 15 degree angle turned out away from work.

• 4' wide: studs 6' & 7' — Temp Stud: 7' 4 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 57 11/16" L-S
• 6' wide: studs 6' & 7' 6" — Temp Stud: 7' 10 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 82 7/16" L-S
• 8' wide: studs 6' & 8' — Temp Stud: 8' 4 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 107 3/16" L-S
• 10' wide: studs 6' & 8' 6" — Temp Stud: 8' 10 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 131 15/16" L-S
• 12' wide: studs 6' & 8' 11" — Temp Stud: 9' 3 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 151 9/16" L-S (2×6s)
• 14' wide: studs 6' & 9' 6" — Temp Stud: 9' 10 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 181 7/16" L-S (2×8s)
• 16' wide: studs 6' & 9' 11" — Temp Stud: 10' 3 1/2" square to short 15° — Rafter: 201 1/16" L-S (2×10s)

How to Layout Gable Plates

Arrange plates like this and use the gable plate layout measurements, pulling from the bottom plate since the bottom plate is 7" shorter and what the measurements are based off of.

Gable Top Framing

• Square gable walls before attaching gable truss
• Tall wall always has 1' taller studs than short wall unless specified in order.
• Short wall siding held down 1 1/2" from top of double top plate (like A-Frame).
• Tall wall needs 2×2 soffit backer installed with 3" screws.
• Short wall soffit 4". Tall wall soffit 16 5/8".
• Wing pieces: 4" and 17 1/8" finisher
• Grooved T1-11 Facia
• Tall wall from end of rafter to first stud is 20 5/8", to outside of temp stud — 17 1/8" (see image below)

How to Layout Gable Plates

Arrange plates like this and use the gable plate layout measurements, pulling from the bottom plate since the bottom plate is 7" shorter and what the measurements are based off of.

• Animal Shelters do not get vents except in the tack room if it has one.
• Standard animal shelters are floorless.
• 8' and 10' animal shelters get a 4×4 base with removable angled 4×4s lag-screwed into the frame corners and skids.
• 12', 14', and 16' animal shelters get a 6×6 gluelam base with removable angled 4×4s lag-screwed into the frame corners.
• Animal Shelter Openings are built 8' tall. Use a 2×6 header supported by 94 1/2" jack studs. If the wall has 8 ft studs or is too short for a full 8' opening then place a 2×6 header with a flat 2×4 under it all the way against the top plate and cut jack studs accordingly.
• Top corners of the opening get 45° angles using a 2×4 cut to 22 1/4" from long point to long point.

• Kickboard: Install CDX (kickboard) horizontally around the inside of the animal area. ⚠️ Do not nail the very top of the CDX until after the J-channel has been installed.
• Install 2" rips of CDX around the animal shelter opening. Strips get 22.5° angle cuts to fit cleanly around the frame.
• J-channel: The top of the kickboard is capped with J-channel (chew guard). Keep the chew guard 2" back from the edge of any opening that gets Animal Shelter cap so the metal doesn't conflict.
• Tack rooms: after the 4×4 / 6×6 floor frame is built, the tack room section gets a 2×4 floor framed and sheeted with regular flooring. The rest of the 4×4 / 6×6 frame is also floored so all walls sit at the same height.
• Tack room floors get pressure treated 2×4s or 2×6s. 2×6s should be ripped down to 5 1/4" and if you use 2×4 joists then rip down in half, at least 2 pressure treated 2×4s to use under the joists (see images).
• The interior wall is framed as normal with the first row of sheathing being CDX and the upper rows OSB.

• 1' overhangs and eaves
• Bird box wraps held down 2".
• Fir Facia
• Doors and windows must be short enough to clear rafters.
• Alpines or any buildings with Alpine trim get doubled-up studs and sills around any and all framed openings so the Alpine trim has something solid to nail to (trim is much wider than normal).

Windows in Alpines

• 6' studs — jack studs are 64" or mark your stud at 64" and place top sills above the mark
• 7' studs — jack studs are 75"

• Need 4 gable rafters
• Top plates do not run the whole length of building. If 20 ft building with 4 ft porch then build as a 16 ft building. Then attach porch.
• Porch does not get loft.
• Hang front wraps down further than normal.

• Wing pieces 3/4"
• Rakes and wraps flush with rafter top
• 2' o.c. framing
• Soffit backer 1/2" down from top of double top plate
• Grooved T1-11 Facia
• Wall blocking for 6' studs and 4×4 base: pulling from the bottom of the stud, mark your studs at 23 7/8". Wide crown staple your blocking above this mark.
• Siding for 6' studs and 4×4 base should be 2' 4 7/8" and is held 2" down.
• 8', 10', 12' wide Greenhouses get 4×4 base.

• Framed 2' o.c. on floors, walls, and ceiling.
• Regardless of width, buildings get only 2 rows of 4×4 runners.
• One top plate and one bottom plate only.
• Gable walls are framed the full width of the building.
• ⚠️ Side walls are framed 7" shorter than the gables (opposite of other buildings).
• No rakes or wraps.
• Rectangular economy vents (installed by framer); no soffit.
• OSB that is painted, slightly swollen, or generally ugly but still structurally sound may be used on economies.

• Front top gable sheathing is 45 1/2" starter and finisher.
• Hold sheathing down 1" on this front gable top.
• Hold wing pieces like a normal Hi Side.

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Notes

• True to size
• 5 1/2" overhang
• Lap Siding Facia
• Screw down first row of subfloor on one half so that the subfloor can be taken up by onsite crew to lag the 2 halves together.
• If floor is getting spray foam, lay roofing paper on top of joists before screwing down first row of sheathing.

If Engineered or 2×4 Rafters

• Subtract 2" from girder support
• Use 2×4 gable rafter instead of 2×6
• Add a strip of T1-11 underneath gable rafter on top of double top plate where rafter will sit.
• Soffit changes to angled soffit @ 5 3/4" wide L-S

Double Wide Garage Framing

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Animal Shelter Openings are framed 8' tall. Use a 2×6 header supported by 94 1/2" jack studs. If the wall has 8 ft studs or is too short for a full 8' opening then place a 2×6 header with a flat 2×4 under it all the way up against the top plate and cut jack studs accordingly.

• 4'–6' wide — use Pressure Treated 2×4 base
• 8'–10' wide — use Pressure Treated 4×4 base
• 12'–14'–16' wide — use Pressure Treated 6×6 Gluelam base

• 6×6 Gluelam base: siding is held down 4".
• 2×4 base: siding held down 1".
• 4×4 base: siding held down 2" like normal.
• 2×6 floor joists: siding is held down 4".
• 2×8 floor joists: siding is held down 6".

2×4 Styrofoam Floor

If floor is heavy duty or garage floor and getting styrofoam then the joists need to be placed 12" o.c. instead of 8" o.c.

• If 1" styrofoam, then you need 2 1/2" strips of OSB.
• If 2" styrofoam, then you need 1 1/2" strips of OSB.

2×6 Styrofoam Floor

• If 1" styrofoam, then you need 4 1/2" strips of OSB.
• If 2" styrofoam, then you need 3 1/2" strips of OSB.

• Sidewall siding is glued and nailed to the framing on 2 out of every 3 studs (glue 2, skip 1).
• Sidewalls must also be glued and nailed to the floor.

• Sidewall siding is glued to the framing on every stud and plate.
• Sidewalls must be glued and nailed to the floor.

• Sidewall siding and floor sheathing are glued to the framing on every stud, plate, and joist.
• The only exception is floors framed 8" o.c. — in that case you only glue the 16" o.c. joists.
• Sidewalls must still be glued and nailed to the floor.

• Need 4 gable rafters
• Top plates do not run the whole length of building. If 20 ft building with 4 ft porch then build as a 16 ft building. Then attach porch.
• Porch does not get loft.
• Hang front wraps down further than normal.

• Instead of flat framing above the plates, studs will carry through and should be 16" o.c.
• Gable walls must have a stud at each far outside corner and at least every 16" o.c.
• After walls are up and together, attach a flat 2×4 across the tops of the studs at angle of rafter.
• This 2×4 gives interior ceiling sheeting something to nail to along the gables.

• Place L-studs at each end of the side walls so that there is something to secure the interior sheathing or sheetrock to.

• RO — 8 1/4" × 8 1/2"
• 2 – 2×2s cut at 8 1/2" (sides) and 2 – 2×2s cut at 11 1/4" (top and bottom)

• RO — 8 1/4" × 10"
• 2 – 2×2s cut at 10" (sides) and 2 – 2×2s cut at 11 1/4" (top and bottom)

• Rectangular, wide economy vents (framers install the framing and the vent itself).