Monday, July 9, 2007The Framing and The Foundation Make a story pole with a straight 1x4. Mark I in. up from the bottom to represent the joint between the framing and the foundation. The bottom of the pole then indicates the bottom of the lowest course. With the pole registering at the top of the foundation, mark the pole 1/4 in. above the head flashing of the doors and windows. (It's customary to align the tops of doors and windows.) Check all the windows to average out minor discrepancies, and then mark the bottoms of the windows, as well.If one window height prevails, try dividing it into an equal number of courses, adding or subtracting a course to make the spacing work. Then divide the remaining space below the window. If that doesn't work, evenly divide the total height from the tops of the windows to the bottom of the wall. That means you'll have to notch the siding around the bottoms of the windows but not at the tops. Use a foot/inch calculator to make these computations.
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