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STEP 9

Assemble and Install Front Door

You will need to assemble two doors.

9.1 Build the door frame using 3/4" x 3 1/2" pressure-treated lumber and secure with 5" wood screws.

You will need two boards cut to 4'-5 1/4" that will be the vertical girts, two boards cut to 1'-1 3/4" that

will be the horizontal girts and one board cut to 4' that will be cross brace.

9.2 Prepare the 5/8" plywood sheet with dimensions 1'-8 3/4" x 4'-5 1/4" for the door according to the

drawing.

9.3 Use 3/4" x 2 1/2" pressure-treated lumber for the door trim and fasten with 2" wood screws.

You will need two boards cut to 1'-3 3/4" and two boards cut to 4'-5 1/4".

9.4 Using 1/4" x 3/4" pressure-treated lumber, cut and install a starter course 1'-3 3/4" long using node

E on page 35 as a reference.

9.5 For the exterior siding on the door, use 1/2" x 6" wood siding boards and the illustration below as a

reference.

9,6 Assemble siding shields with 2" galvanized nails.

9.7 Install four 3" door hinges using 6x1" wood screws.

Finish the doors installation by attaching two 6" doorhandles (see nodes M, N).

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