Framing A Wall With A Window Opening

Write a t to the outside of both marks to indicate trimmer locations.

Framing a wall with a window opening.

Marking rough opening centers first all the way down the wall. Find the center of each window and door opening. C to fill in the space between the top of a header and top of a wall. Then divide the rough opening given on your plan or in the window literature by two and measure out to the left and right of the center mark.

At the top cripple studs transfer the load from the top plate to the header. The adjacent diagram shows a traditionally framed window opening from a recent project. Measure over 1 1 2 in. These do carry weight.

Sometimes cripples are installed over a window or door fig. What you need measuring tape stud finder hammer nail set flat pry bar drill with screwdriver bit level combination square framing square reciprocating saw handsaw stapler. A window frame supports the weight of the wall around the opening using the studs to transfer the load to the foundation. You can pre build these rough openings too while you re waiting for the wall layouts.

Along the sides the king and jack studs support the header and transfer the load to the floor. I will be demonstrating and. As a bonus all this extra wood provides an ideal anchor for the nails used to install wood trim and moldings especially the wide stuff. The window sill can either interrupt the jack stud or not in the first basic framing video we covered layout.