House and Bridge Instructions

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Older Toddler AreaHouse and Bridge

Instructions for building the house and bridge

Tools needed:Measuring tape

Sharpie MarkerCircular saw

HammerElectric Drill

Philips head driver bitExtension cord

Sabre saw or SawzallMetal shears

Bridge Materials needed:6 treated 2x4x8 boards

24 treated 1-1/4x6 deck boards4 concrete post bases

1-1/2 deck screwsHouse Materials needed:13 treated 2x4x8 boards22 treated 1-1/4x6 deck boards

3 pine 1x4x8boards1 treated 2x6x10 board

3-1/4 20D galvanized Nails1-1/2 deck screws

Hurricane plate ties1-5/8 sheetrock screws

2 galvanized x4 long lag bolts


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1. The first step is to layout the concrete deck bases. These

will be the supports for our bridge. The bases should be 96apart and 36 wide.

2. Place two eight-foot long 2x4s on the concreteblocks

3. Cut four of the eight-foot long2x4s as shown.

Place them like so.


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4. Cut the 24 of the eight-foot long 1-1/4 deck boards in half. When you are done, you shouldhave 48 boards.

5. Next, we will attach the deck boards to the 2x4s. Start in the middle span. Mark the middle of

each 2x4 with the Sharpie. Place a board on either side of this mark. Adjust the boards so thatthey are centered on the bridge (the boards should hang over about 5-1/4 on each side).

6. Now you can keep attaching boards until the bridge is complete.


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7. Now time to build the house. First thing is to use the circular saw to cut the 2x4s.

Cut the following from the treated 2x4s:18 boards at 3-10-1/2 long that we will use as studs

2 boards at 4-0 long that will be top plates in the wall4 boards at 7-1/2 long that will be bottom plates in the wall

4 boards at 3-10-1/2 two will be top, and two will be bottom platesRefer to cut plan;


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8. Now it is time to frame the walls. Do this with the wall lying flat on the ground.

There will be two of each of the walls shown above.

3-5 Top Plate

3-5 Sill Plate

Stud

Stud

Stud

Stud

Stud

Stud

Stud

48 Top Plate

7 Sill Plate 7 Sill Plate

SIDE WALL ENTRY WALL

Use two nails at

each location.


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9. Carry one of the Side Walls to the bridge. Center it onthe span. Tip the wall into place and nail the bottom plate

to the bridge. Have someone hold it in place.

10. Bring one of the Entry Walls. Tip it into place and nail

the corner studs of the two walls to one another.

11. Bring the second Side Wall to the bridge. Make sure

that it is centered on the span. Nail the bottom plate to thebridge. Nail the corner studs to the Entry Wall.

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL

NAIL


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12 Bring the second Entry wall to the bridge. Place it inposition and nail the corner studs together with both side

walls.

Now nail the bottom plate of the two Entry Walls to thebridge.

13. The next step is to cut the 1-1/4 deck boards to use

for the siding on the house. We will need to cut thefollowing:

32 boards at 7 long16 boards at 48 long

Refer to the cut plan on the next page

NAILN

AIL


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The boards will be screwed on using the 2 deck screws.Use four screws at the 7-1/4 boards and six at the 48

boards

Screws top andbottom at stud

location


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14. Attach six hurricane ties to the top plate of the houseside walls. The middle ties go at the half-way mark and the

ties at the ends go with the vertical flange in-line with theedge of the stud below. The side must be bent down before

it is attached (or before you attach the uppermost deckboard, attach the tie and bend it, then screw the last deck

board on over the flange). Screw the ties down with the 1-5/8 sheetrock screws

15. Use a pair of metal shears to cut off the left flange oftwo hurricane ties. Then, use a pair of metal shears to cut

off the right flange of two more hurricane ties.

16. Cut a 2x6 to 48 in length.

17. Screw the trimmed hurricane ties to the ends andmiddle of the 2x6x4 ridge beam. Bend the flange over the

ends of the 2x6 with a hammer.

Bend edge of tiedown before it is

screwed in

CutLine

Hammer these

flat


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18. Cut the rafters from the 2x4 as shown in the cuttingplan of step 7 (shown partially here)..

19. With one person holding the ridge beam, screw the rafters into the hurricane ties of the ridgebeam and then to the hurricane ties on the top plates. This will be awkward and annoying.

20. Attach the deck boards at the

gable.Refer to the deck board cut plan on

step 13.

An alternative to cutting the angle onthe boards is to cut the boards square,

and then trim the excess after theboards are screwed on. There is

sufficient extra deck board for this.

Rafter extendsjust to end of

hurricane tie


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21. Attach the deck board roof.

22. Cut the 1x4x8 boards using this cut plan.

Attach the rake boards with the 1-5/8 Sheetrock screws. The 1x4s are likely to split and thesmaller screws make this less likely. If the 1x4s still are trying to split, pre-drill the holes in the

1x4s. The rake board should extend beyond the gable siding.

23. Attach the under soffit trim boards. Use the 1-5/8 sheetrock screws for this.

24. The decorative ridge isin several parts. Follow the

true-size cutting plan. A

hole will be drilled verticallythrough the decorative ridgeboard. A x 4 lag bolt

will be screwed down intothe actual ridge beam. The

curved trim will be drilled,screwed and glued using the

2 deck screws.

This is the rake. Itattaches to the ends of

the rafters

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