How To Build A Wall Flush To Siding

Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall.

How to build a wall flush to siding.

There are two wedges one is located on the original permanent wall and the other is on the sliding wall. Exterior wall on slab must be out on the edge. The porch roof will attach to the house slightly below the second story windows to a vertical exterior wall currently covered with vinyl siding. Outline the back of a remodeling electrical box on the siding with a pencil and cut around the outline with a keyhole saw.

Score the shims with a utility knife and snap them off flush with the plate. If yours won t pull out check to see if you can shift the pipe that feeds it. Squeeze a fat bead of caulk around the perimeter of the cutout press the block into it and drive a screw through each pilot hole and into the sheathing. Pull the electrical wire through the back of the box then fit it in the.

Check the three images above to see how it works. Consider a wood shed floor treated lumber joists and plywood. This prevents water from leaking under the bottom of the wall to the inside of the building. I know that it doesn t necessarily have to be attached directly to the house framing but in that case how do you seal where the porch roof buts up against the wall of the house.

The images above show the wedge at the top of the wall. 60 degree cut angle was used so that the door would pull together. Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor. Now attach the fixture to the outlet box.

To stop water from getting behind the block at the top slip a drip cap between the siding and wrap. As you shim and plumb each section of wall drive 16d nails through the top plate into the framing with a hammer or nail gun.