Frame Of A Doorway

This domestically produced pocket door frame includes the track installation hardware and instructions.

Frame of a doorway.

Framing a doorway is an integral part of constructing a new wall. Make a header by fitting two 2 x 8s around a 1 2 inch piece of plywood. A king stud is one that runs continuously from the top plate usually a double plate to the bottom plate. To make the door header cut 2x4s to the width of the original opening.

The unfinished natural wood frame can be installed to either side of the door opening. By scott grice issue 201 if you can cut a 2 4 and drive a nail then you have all the skills you need to frame door rough openings. Toenail the cripple stud to the top plate and the side of the header. Cut the header to fit between the king studs.

Frame a door rough opening a pro carpenter teaches you his 3 simple rules for framing door rough openings efficiently. The rough opening is taller and wider than the assembled door jambs to allow space for the jambs plus a little extra for shimming the assembly should the opening not be exactly plumb or square. Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs. Cut 2x4s to the height of the door plus 1 1 2 inches 5 1 cm to allow room for the top of the frame and allowance for leveling the jamb.

Anyone with any experience marking and cutting lumber and driving nails can easily frame a doorway.