Guide to building a Shell only Single Garage

posted on March 6, 2005

Table of Contents

Cutting list

Item	Size (nominal)	Length	Number
Posts/piles	100×100 (4×4) OR125×125 (5×5)	500 (20″)	16
Bottom plateThe bottom horizontal framing member of the wall.	100×100 (4×4)	6000 (20ft)	2
Bottom plateThe top or bottom horizontal framing member of the wall.	100×100 (4×4)	2920 (9’7″)	2
Top plateThe top horizontal framing member of the wall.	100×50 (2×4)	6000 (20ft)	2
Top plate	100×50 (2×4)	2920 (9’7″)	2
Studs	100×50 (2×4)	2265 (7’7″)	34
TrimmerVertical framing member that is cut to fit between the bottom plate and the header. studs for side doorA horizontal framing member above the door/window opening. and window	100×50 (2×4)	1960 (77″)	4
Trimmer studs for garageA building or enclosure primarily designed to house motor vehicles. It can be either attached to the main house or detached and surrounded by open space. door	100×50 (2×4)	2010 (6’8-1/2″)	2
HeaderA beam placed perpendicular to wall studs above doors, windows or other openings, to carry the weight of structural loads. Also called lintel. garage door	200×50 (2×8)	2590 (8’7-1/2″) nailA short nail with a large flat head used for securing roofing felt, plasterboard, sheet metal to wood etc. two together	2
Header side door	100×50 (2×4)	900 (35-1/2″) nail two together	2
Header window	100×50 (2×4)	1300 (51-7/8″) nail two together	2
NoggingDwang; A short piece of timber set between two studs, joists, rafters or purlins to keep them rigid., blockingBlocks, see Block., cripple studs, sillFraming member that forms the bottom edge of the window opening.	100×50 (2×4)	37m (120ft) Random. Measure and cut on site.
Purlins	75×50 (2×3)	6000 (20ft)	6
Ridge boardUppermost horizontal framing member on a roof, to which the tops of the rafters are fixed.	150×25 (1×6)	6000 (20ft)	1
Rafters	100×50 (2×4)	1625 (5’4″) 18.4 degrees or 4:12 angle-cut each end	16
Ceiling joists	150×50 (2×6)	3100 (10’2″)	8
Cleats	100×50 (2×4)	1525 (5ft)	8

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