YardCraft Fairmont Garden Shed Assembly Instructions Manual

Fairmont Garden Shed

Assembly Instructions

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Thank you for your purchase of this Garden Building. This manual is designed to simplify the assembly pro-

cess, however we recommend having an experienced carpenter involved in the project. Please read through

the entire manual before starting!

The Garden Building put together for this manual was a 10x14. This manual can also be used for other sizes. It

took 2 men, approximately 20 hours using the tools shown. However, it may take you longer since it will be a

new project for you.

Take a deep breath and get at it; the satisfaction and enjoyment of this Garden Building awaits!

Have fun!

You have purchased a product that consists of heavy, bulky pieces. With your purchase, you assume full

responsibility to have the necessary manpower and/or equipment available to unload the items. You also

agree that any damage that happens to the equipment, product, or individuals during the unloading

process, or during the entire construction process, is your responsibility , and neither the seller, nor the

manufacturer, will be held liable for any such damage.

In addition to the materials provided you will need approximately 9 packs of shingles, 5 gallons of paint

for siding, and 1 gallon of paint for the trim.

Tools Required for Job

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- Hammer

- Screw Gun

- Tape Measure

- Tin snips

- Chalk line

- 2 - 8’ ladders

- Allen wrench

- Carpenter pencil

- Carpenter square

- Circular saw

- Sallzaw

Place the package as close to the

assembly location as possible.

Locate the parts to assemble the

oor joists.

Push joists tightly together and

align ush with joist connector.

Note: This is incorrect, the edges

should be aligned ush.

Unpack Floor Kit

Remove parts from package and

organize like parts together.

Assemble the joists using attaching the joist connector to each joist using

6 nails into each joist.

Cut package bands on smaller pack-

age.

Flip the joist over.

Assemble Sub-Floor

Add the band boards to oor layout

as shown.

Begin by attaching the bandboard to the end joist using two 3” screws through the pre-drilled holes keeping

edges aligned ush as shown.

Continue attaching bandboard to

joists using two 3” screws per joist.

Angle screws at bandboard splice into oor joist. The boards at the splice

should be tight.

Note: The bandboards have dado grooves precut to ensure proper joist

placement. The wider grooves should be placed at the edges of oor.

Attach joist connector on opposite

side repeating previous steps.

Note: The 2 end joists will only

have one connector as shown.

Assemble remaining joists and lay-

out according to oor plan.

Note: When attaching sheeting to

oor joists, match this pattern.

Note: It is important for sheeting to

remain ush with edges of suboor

as shown.

Continue attaching sheeting to edge of sub-oor making sure to keep the

edges ush. Space nails 8-10” apart.

Attach sheeting to subfoor at corner

of suboor.

Begin with front corner sheeting

piece.

Continue until sub-oor is complete

as shown.

Before proceeding, ensure sub-oor is square. Sub-

oor is square when corner to corner diagonal mea-

surements are equal.

Install Flooring

Continue attaching sheeting to sub-oor until all sheeting is complete. Floor should look like this when

complete.

Continue nailing sheeting to sub-

oor until entire sheet is secured.

Attach adjoining sheeting section repeating previous steps.

Before attaching middle joists,

mark sheeting to ensure joists are

spaced 24” apart.

Make sure joist at splice is centered on oor joist, then attach with nails

Layout framing for back wall. The

top and bottom plates have dado

grooves to ensure

Insert two 3” screws through the pre-drilled holes to attach bottom plate

to each wall stud. Make sure wall plates and oor joists remain ush.

Cut packaging bands. Unpack package keeping like parts together. Make sure to keep work

area clear.

Assemble Back Wall

Attach all wall studs to top and bottom plate.

Before fastening the double top

wall plate ensure that dado grooves

align with wall studs.

Attach double top plate to wall plate using 3” screws through pre-drilled

holes.

Attach siding at top corner. Make sure siding overhangs by 1/2”

and attach.

Attach siding to studs spacing nails

8-12” apart.

Use this pattern for the siding on

back wall.

Note: The siding should align at

splice between top plates.

Make sure siding is centered on

stud and overhangs by 1/2”

Place adjoining siding piece in

place.

Attach corner of siding section to

wall stud.

Next ensure that top edge of siding section is aligned at splice of top

plates and is centered at splice wall stud, then attach.

Repeat previous steps and attach remaining siding sections.

Align siding section along bottom

and at splice and attach along bot-

tom.

After ensuring siding section is properly aligned, rmly attach siding sec-

tion along all edges and into each wall stud spacing nails 8-12” apart.

Align edge of overlapping siding section with groove near edge of under-

lapping siding section.

Repeat previous steps on opposite end of wall, so both walls are ush

with wall framing.

If wall isn’t ush with edge of oor,

you may be able to move it slight-

ly hitting rmly with hammer at

bottom edge.

Pull wall and siding tightly against

oor and attach bottom plate to

oor using 3” screws.

Next repeat previous steps at oppo-

site corner.

Cut overhanging siding so siding is

ush with wall framing.

Lift and set wall, making sure edges of wall are ush with edges of oor.

Note: It is very important that one person is holding with wall in

place until wall is attached rmly to oor.

Note the bottom of siding should

overhang past edge of oor and

edge of wall should be ush with

edge of oor.

Note: See other steps and before

moving to step...

Align a chalk line with edges of wall framing and snap a line.

Attach bottom edge of siding to oor spacing nails 6-8” apart along entire edge of wall.

Locate oor joists and attach bottom plate to oor joists using two 3”

screws per oor joist.

Note: If you are done working for

the day it is unsafe to let wall as is

without rmly bracing it to oor.

Assemble wall framing repeating

previous steps.

Tip: Angle screws as shown to

secure door header to studs.

Tip: Secure door stud to door head-

er as shown.

Lay out the front wall as shown. Note: Wall studs for the window

have dado grooves for window

framing.

Note: Wall studs by door are

pre-assembled.

Lay out siding for door frame as

shown.

Attach siding to wall frame along top after it is properly aligned.

Repeat previous steps for opposite siding piece.

Siding should also have 1” reveal

from top of top plate.

Before attaching bottom of siding

section, ensure that there is a 1”

reveal at bottom also.

Begin at top corner for other door

siding piece.

Make sure siding has 1” reveal

from edge of door frame.

First nail siding along bottom edge,

then nail rest of siding section to

wall frame repeating previous steps.

Doorway is square when diagonal

measurements are equal.

Finally install remaining siding

piece repeating previous steps.

Cut siding ush with ends of wall

repeating previous steps.

Align bottom of 1x4 sot piece with chalk line and secure as shown.

Next align and install siding pieces above door.

Note: One piece will need to be cut to t.

Snap a line 4-5/8” from top of siding. See steps below...

Locate sot siding piece and overhang 1/2” over edge of wall as shown.

Attach next sot pieces repeating previous steps. Last sot piece should overhang by

1/2”. If necessary, cut to t.

Cut out bottom plate at door opening using a sawzaw.

Attach sot siding to sot nailer

using siding nails.

Set front wall repeating previous steps.

Note: Remember that to have one person holding and balancing wall until properly secured to oor.

Lay out and assemble side wall as

shown.

Note: Side walls are interchange-

able place window on desired wall.

Lift and set side wall as shown. Align side wall framing ush with

end wall framing and attach using

3” screws.

Layout siding pieces for sidewall. Align siding ush with top and

edge of front wall siding.

Secure top corner using siding

nails.

Attach side wall along perimeter and to oor using 3” nails spaced 12”

apart.

Repeat previous steps for opposite

side wall.

Nail siding along top edge. Ensure bottom corner of siding is properly aligned, then attach to siding

using siding nails.

Install siding on opposite end wall

repeating previous steps.

Run a screw 1” through siding at each corner of the window.

Cut siding out of window frame using chalk line. Repeat steps for other window.

Use screws to snap a chalk line

outlining window frame.

Before proceeding remove screws

from corners of window.

Secure siding piece to wall spacing

nails 8-12” apart.

Install remaining siding pieces repeating previous steps.

Note: Two rafters will be assembled using only one rafter gusset, the remaining rafters

will be assembled using two rafter gussets.

This is the proper alignment for

rafters at peak.

This is improper alignment.

After end trusses are assembled, place them against the wall. Assemble remaining trusses, using

a gusset on each side of the rafter.

Assemble each end rafter by attaching one rafter gusset to rafters as shown, using a total of 5 nails per rafter.

Begin with end rafter keeping

single gusset facing to interior of

shed.

Continue installing rafters repeating rafter installation steps, until all

rafters are installed.

Note: Remember to attach both sides of rafters to top plate to ensure raf-

ters are secured properly.

Install Rafters

Screw rafter to top plate on each

side using 3” screws. Repeat on

opposite end of rafter.

Align rafter ush with edge of sid-

ing and front edge of sot.

Snap a line 5-1/2” below top edge of siding.

Align rst siding piece ush with edge of rafter and along edge of chalk line. Attach to side wall and rafters

using siding nails spaced 8-12” apart.

Note grooves in gable siding should align with grooves in wall siding.

Install remaining gable siding pieces, then repeat on opposite gable.

Install Gable Siding

Lay out gable siding pieces as

shown.

Locate gable framing 2x4 and align with splice in siding.

Attach gable framing to wall top plate. Attach siding to gable framing.

Repeat steps at each siding splice.

Align ush with edge of rafter. Attach end rafter to overhang framing using 3” screws spaced 8-12” apart

and work to peak of roof.

Use 3” screws to attach framing

board to rafter.

Locate gable overhang sections. There is a front and back section. Slide gable overhang on top of end

rafter.

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