Sliding Door Framing King Jack Stud

Jack studs and king studs.

Sliding door framing king jack stud.

I have dry rot in the king stud and jack stud framing on the left side of a 6 0 sliding door. King jack and cripple studs shall be of the same dimension and thickness as the adjacent wall studs. Keep this measurement and use it again to cut the header length in the next phase of the framing. Toenail the cripple stud to the top plate and the side of the header.

Use a level to keep up with how even the frame is. Locating the new framing to find the location for the second king stud add the jamb width plus 3 inches for jacks and 1 inch for wiggle room. Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs. Mark all the plates at once.

Jacks sometimes called trimmers fit under each end of a header and they transfer the load that the header carries down to the bottom plate and the framing beneath. Nailed to the jacks are full height studs called king studs. Door widths vary but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in. How many jack studs should be in the opening.

There are three simple rules to framing rough openings efficiently. Make a header by fitting two 2 x 8s around a 1 2 inch piece of plywood. The depth of dryrot is about 1 inch. They support the assembly between the plates.

Keep checking with your level to see if it is even. The toeplate and about 6 inches of stud material above the toeplate are affected. Measure from the inside of the first king stud and mark this point on the soleplate. Nail the rest of the frame up around the door but keep checking with the level to ensure it is equal all the way around.

Complete the nail install on the lower left hand side of the sliding door frame. Start on the top right side of the frame. Once you know the depth of the header it s width is cut to fit from king stud to king stud with the jack studs fitting under it to help disperse the loads. For rough openings 6 feet or less in width one jack stud next to the king stud is normally what is required to support the structural header beam.

The header rests on jack studs that are nailed in place next to the king stud on each side of the opening. A typical header width with single jack studs is cut 3 larger than the rough opening. For box beam headers one half of the total number of required screws shall be applied to the header and one half to the king stud by use of c shaped or track member in accordance with figure r603 6 1. Maintain a simple consistent nailing pattern.

A 36 door has a rough opening width of 38 so your header is cut at 41. As the distance between the king studs. The header is supported by a jack stud at each end. Headers shall be connected to king studs in accordance with table r603 7 2 and the following provisions.

Cut the header to fit between the king studs. And avoid toenailing when possible. Jack studs extend to the bottom plate of the wall. A header is a piece of framing installed horizontally directly above the door or window opening and extending to the king stud on each side of the opening.