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  1. Gather your parts and tools, as listed above.
    • Gather your parts and tools, as listed above.

    • Review the image at left to understand what you are building.

    • Cut 2 of your 6' long 2X6s to 5' - 11 1/4". These make up the two long sides of your frame.

    • Cut the other 6 of your 6' long 2X6s to 5' - 8 1/4". These make up the floor joists of the frame.

    • Since you are building a total of 4 of these modules, you will need to create 4 sets of the pieces listed above.

  2. Create layout marks as shown in the image on your two longer 2X6s.
    • Create layout marks as shown in the image on your two longer 2X6s.

    • You only need to measure and mark one of your long 2X6s. You can then use this one as a template to mark your others.

    • Since you will need to build 4 of these modules, you need to mark a total of 8 2X6s as shown in the image on the left.

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