HomePlace Structures LB1216F Operating instructions

Brand: HomePlace Structures

Model: LB1216F

Type: Operating instructions

The Bungalow

Assembly Manual

Toll Free: 866.768.8465

Hours: 9-5 Monday-Friday EST

2x4 Rafters

24” on center

2x4 Double

Wall Plate

Factory Primed Trim

Screened Wood Vents

Boxed in

12” Gables

Assembled

Peak Height - 10’4”

2 Large Wrought

Iron Flower Hooks

Extra Strong

7’ High Front Walls

6’ High Back Walls

Shingles

(Supplied By Customer)

1/2” OSB Sheathing

Black Antique Hinges

Sidewalls 2x4’s 16” O.C.

Factory Primed Siding

(ready for customer supplied paint)

5/8” Exterior 5-Ply Decking (with optional floor)

2x4 Sill Plate

Real Lock-Set

Find the assembly manual for this product at

www.HomePlaceStructures.com/manuals

BUNGALOW

11’ 8”

deep

16’ or 20’

Optional Vented Cupola with Copper Roof

“Offset” A-Frame Roof

(back roof is longer

than the front roof)

s p e c i f i c a t i o n s

Double Plywood

Gussets

Treated Bottom Plate (if purchased without floor)

Treated 2x4 Wood Ramp

(with floor option)

Insulated Raised Panel Double House Doors

Three Large

24”x36” Aluminum

Slider Windows

(with screens)

Four on the 20’ Model

Three Sets of

Vinyl Shutters

Four on the 20’ Model

Three Vinyl

Flower Boxes

Four on the 20’ Model

18” Wide

Front Overhang

The Bungalow is not your typical shed; it is an upscale garden building. Great for a studio,

guesthouse, garden building, outdoor storage, gift shop, office, den, playhouse, workshop, pool

house, or find your own creative use. This unit includes 2x4 construction, steep A-frame roof

style, with 2x4 rafters, insulated raised-panel steel house doors, 3 slider windows with screens

and shutters, 3 flower boxes, and beautiful screened wood vents.

wide

Unit shown is 12’x16’; 12’x20’

also available

Please read through the entire manual before starting!

Note: It is very important that you have a level site for the garden building. If you have pur-

chased the optional floor, a level crushed-stone pad is recommended.

When using tools and ladders always follow manufacturers recommended safety guidelines!

Tools Needed:

Level

Screw Gun

Hammer

Tape Measure

Skill Saw

Speed Square

Chalk Line

Pencil

5/16” Drill Bit

Tin Snips

Caulking Gun

Other Items Needed:

Approximately 5 gallons of paint

Approximately 12 Bundles of shingles

Heavy duty Silicone Caulk/Sealer

Bungalow Assembly

Manual

revised 11/12/06

When your kit arrives, it should look like this.

Inspect the package for any damage that may

have occurred during shipping, dented cor-

ners, punctured plastic, etc. If the package is

damaged, alert HomePlace Structures imme-

diately at 866.768.8465.

Hardware & Fasteners

3”16 Penny Nails

Color Code: Fluorescent

Green

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2-1/2” 7 Penny Nails

Color Code: Pink

2” 6 Penny Nails

Color Code: Orange

2” Trim Nails

Color Code: Fluorescent Yellow

1-1/2” Red Shutter Screws

Color Code: Dark Blue

2” Black Hinge Screw

Color Code: Black

This pack also includes two

door bumpers and one square

drive bit.

1” Pan Head Window Screws

Color Code: Light Blue

1” Roofing Nails

Color Code: Purple

1-1/2” White Washer Head

Flower Box Screw

Color Code: Dark Green

The following fasteners are included with your kit. However, you will find the assembly process to pro-

ceed much faster when using air powered tools and fasteners. When replacing hand fasteners with air

powered fasteners, always use a fastener equivalent.

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12 x 16

12 x 20

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Optional Floor Assembly

Step 1: Cut open floor kit, cut metal bands, and remove top plywood sheet as shown.

Your floor kit should include all of the following parts:

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See drawings on previous page for measurements.

If you did not purchase the optional floor, please proceed to page 8.

Pressure Treated 2”x4”:

17 - 8'

13 - 41”

OSB pieces:

24 - 3-1/2" x 23-1/2"

5/8” Plywood Flooring

3 - 4’x8’ sheets, 2 - 4'x4' sheets

2 - 44"x8'

Note: The unit assembled for this manual was 12’x16’. This manual is

designed to help assemble a 12’x16’ or 12’x20’ Bungalow. If you have

purchased a 12’x20’ unit, please not that the pictures for some steps

will appear different from. Please refer to the included drawings for your

specific unit.

Tip: It is important to level

floor before proceeding to

next step.

Step 2: Layout four 8’ pressure treated 2”x4” floor plates, mark off for floor joists at 16” on center and

square as shown.

Step 3: Layout floor as shown.

Note: See attached drawing for

measurements.

Step 4: Attach short floor joists to

long floor joists using using 6p 2”

nails and OSB pcs, keeping all

pieces flush at top.

Step 5: Attach floor joists

together at appropriate meas-

urements using 2-16 p. 3” nails

per joist

Step 9: Fasten plywood sections to floor joists using penny 7 p. 2-1/4” galvanized nails spaced

8” apart. Note: It is important to align plywood properly at edges.

Step 6: Attach outside band-

board joists together as shown.

Step 7: Make sure floor is square.

Floor is square when diagonal meas-

urements are equal.

Step 8: Layout plywood floor

sections as shown.

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Bottom Wall Plate Layout

for Units without floor

Step 10: Cut open large package and remove packing materials repeating step 1.

Step 11: Remove top layer of

4’x8’ OSB roof sheeting and

set aside.

Step 13: Remove screws from

4’-2”x4” double wall plates

and set aside.

Note: If you purchased the optional floor, please proceed to back wall layout and assembly page.

Step 12: Remove next layer of

kit and set aside.

Step 14: Remove all remaining

pieces (excluding pressure

treat 2”x4” bottom wall plates)

and.

Step 15: Measure a square

pad at 140”x192” and snap

lines as shown. Make sure

layout is square, see step 19.

Note: The measurement for

a 12’x20’ unit is 140”x240”.

Wall Plate 2”x4”Material List*:

10 - 8’ 6 - 25”

4 - 4’ 6 - 7’

*For a 12’ x 16’ size

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Step 17: Mark and cut bottom plates to fit.

Step 18: It is recommended

put a layer of clear silicone

sealer under bottom plates.

Step 20: Fasten bottom plates

to surface using concrete

screws, tapcons, or fastener

equivalent.

Bottom plate layout is com-

plete.

Step 16: Layout 6’ pressure treated bottom plates as shown.

See next step

Step 19: Make sure bottom

plate layout is square. It is

square when diagonal meas-

urements are equal.

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12 x 16 Back Wall Framing

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12 x 20 Back Wall Framing

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Back Wall Layout & Assembly

Step 21: Layout top (top plate is a double wall plate) and bottom wall plates, measure and mark at 16”

on center as shown.

Step 22: Layout 68”-2”x4” wall studs and fasten to top and bottom plates at marks using 2 16p 3” nails

per stud as shown.

Note: It is very important align top of studs flush with top of wall plate.

See drawings on previous page for measurements.

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Step 23: Remove four 4’x85” sheets siding and layout on wall as shown.

Step 24: Start siding with over-

lap at corner with 1” overhang

at end of wall.

Step 25: Siding edge should

center on wall stud as shown.

Step 26: Fasten siding to

walls using 7p 2-1/4” galva-

nized penny nails every 8”.

Step 28: Mark and cut off

excess siding as shown.

Step 27: Install next siding piece as shown, keeping groove reveal

consistent with other openings on sheet. Repeat to end of wall.

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Step 29: Lift and set wall as

shown.

Step 30: Fasten wall to floor

using 16p 3” nails every 8”.

Step 31: Fasten siding to floor

using 7p 2-1/4” galvanized

penny nails every 8”.

12 x 16 Front Wall Framing

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12 x 20 Front Wall Framing

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Front Wall Layout & Assembly

Step 34: Use square to mark

top and bottom plates at once

Step 35: Layout wall studs

aligning studs with marks on

wall plates.

Step 36: Leave out one 13”

block at top of door, this will

be installed when applying sid-

ing.

See drawings on previous page for measurements.

Step 32: Layout top and bot-

tom wall plates as shown.

Note: Reference drawings for

proper wall layout.

Step 33: Mark off wall using

measurements shown in draw-

ing.

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Step 38: Window Layout

should look like this.

Step 39: The wall is now ready

for siding installation.

Step 40: Layout front siding

pieces as shown.

Siding Measurements:

2 - 1’x90”, 2 - 4’x90”

2 - 16-3/4”x4’ (for top of door)

Step 37: Nail wall together using 12p 3” nails as shown.

Step 41: Begin with 4’x90” sid-

ing pieces on either side of

door, keeping 1/2” away from

edge of 2x4. Nail 4’x90” across

top only and only one nail at

bottom doorway corner of

siding piece.

Note: Left side of door

should have siding underlap.

Note: Right side of door

should have siding overlap.

Step 43: Before nailing rest of

siding, make sure that door

opening is square. Door is

square when corner to corner

diagonal measurements are

equal.

1/2”

Reveal

3/4”

Reveal

Step 42: Install 16-3/4”x4’ sid-

ing piece at top of door way -

nail across top only.

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One Nail

Here

1’x90”

4’x90”

4’x16-3/4”

Step 44: Install remaining door

header stud to center on siding

piece splice.

Step 46: Cut siding piece to fit using mark and install as shown.

Step 48: Lift and set wall

repeating steps from back wall.

Step 51: Use nails to snap 4

lines to mark window outline.

Step 45: Take remaining 16-3/4”x4’ door header siding and mark

piece as shown.

Step 49: Fasten wall bottom

plate to floor and siding to floor

repeating previous steps.

Step 50: Put a nail in each

corner of window (4 total) and

out through siding.

Step 52: Use a skill saw to cut

out window opening.

Front wall is complete.

Note: Remove nails prior to

cutting

Step 47: Install remaining sid-

ing pieces.

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12 x 16 and 12 x 20 Side Wall Framing Without Window

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