Framing A Shed Wall With Window

If there s open space above your door cut 2 4 pieces to fit as cripples and attach.

Framing a shed wall with window.

Leave the bottom plate. Completing the framing after the header is in place nail the jack studs to the inside faces of the studs that form the frame. Attach trimmers underneath the header by nailing through the king studs from the other side. Make sure you mark out where your doors and windows will go.

You could put a very wide window that crosses multiple 16 oc locations. In this video i talk about the importance of why you need to properly frame a window and door. In the plan above the jack stud is but it doesn t have to be. Put multiple cripple studs at those locations.

With studs 16 on center framing shed walls to include windows and doors is pretty straight forward. Use 2x4s with galvanized framing nails. 2x4s can also be insulated but you ll get a lower r value. You can use 2x6s particularly if you are going to add insulation and want a higher r value.

You want the frame portion inside king studs to be able to bear some load but the king studs will carry the bulk of the load. Framing shed walls is straightforward. Watch and learn about the entire process of framing a wall and installing a window.