Framing A Wall Around A Window

Fasten the wall into place.

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. Take the jamb size and sill height into consideration when planning the placement. After you have installed new windows in your home you must finish the framing around the interior of the windows to complete the project. Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place.

To build a new window frame in an existing wall first remove the interior wall covering and any insulation to expose the studs. 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. Then position and nail them to the plates. I will be demonstrating and.

With the studs nailed in place align the bottom plate with the floor chalk line. Cripple studs are placed on 16 or 24 inch stud layouts. The framing covers the rough opening between the wall and. 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.

Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the. Carefully tilt the wall into place and align the top plate with the ceiling chalk line. Trimmer studs support each end of a header and cripple studs fill in the areas above and below the openings.