Framing A Wall Around A Window

The framing covers the rough opening between the wall and.

Framing a wall around a window.

With the studs nailed in place align the bottom plate with the floor chalk line. Trimmer studs support each end of a header and cripple studs fill in the areas above and below the openings. Cut the old wall studs. Then measure and nail the cripples into place.

Carefully tilt the wall into place and align the top plate with the ceiling chalk line. After you have installed new windows in your home you must finish the framing around the interior of the windows to complete the project. Cripple studs are placed on 16 or 24 inch stud layouts. Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place.

Decide which studs will have to be cut to install the new frame and which can be kept to use again. Then position and nail them to the plates. To build a new window frame in an existing wall first remove the interior wall covering and any insulation to expose the studs. 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. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the. 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.