Framing A Wall Around A Window

Decide which studs will have to be cut to install the new frame and which can be kept to use again.
Framing a wall around a window. Cripple studs are placed on 16 or 24 inch stud layouts. Carefully tilt the wall into place and align the top plate with the ceiling chalk line. With the studs nailed in place align the bottom plate with the floor chalk line. Take the jamb size and sill height into consideration when planning the placement.
Then measure and nail the cripples into place. After you have installed new windows in your home you must finish the framing around the interior of the windows to complete the project. I will be demonstrating and. Cut the old wall studs.
The framing covers the rough opening between the wall and. Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the. 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.
Fasten the wall into place. In wood framing basics and wall plans that have openings with cripples above the header cut and nail together the king studs and trimmers first. How a wall is framed for a window windows have a single or double sill across the base made up of 2 by 4s laid flat.