Framing A Wall With A Window Opening

A window frame supports the weight of the wall around the opening using the studs to transfer the load to the foundation.

Framing a wall with a window opening.

The window sill can either interrupt the jack stud or not in the first basic framing video we covered layout. 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. 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.

I will be demonstrating and. Sometimes cripples are installed over a window or door fig. You can pre build these rough openings too while you re waiting for the wall layouts. These do carry weight.

Framing window openings one of the most basic framing techniques involves framing window and door openings. Marking rough opening centers first all the way down the wall. Find the center of each window and door opening. The adjacent diagram shows a traditionally framed window opening from a recent project.

And draw another line. Understanding the anatomy of a framed window opening will help you properly frame both window and door rough openings. 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. Measure over 1 1 2 in.