Photo: David Carmack
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Lay all the pieces on edge and in position on the floor. Line up the ends of the studs with the marks on the sole and top plates. Line up the ends of the cripples with the top plate and header.
Follow the assembly sequence shown in the illustration at far right. Start with the components of the door opening; finish with the common studs.
Join pieces at right angles to each other first, by driving two 16d nails, side by side, through the face of one piece and into the end of the adjoining piece.
For face-to-face connections (jack studs to kings, the header pieces) use 10d nails driven every 12-16 inches in a zigzag pattern.
TIP: For a nonload-bearing wall, jack studs may be pieced together from scraps of 2x4s until they completely fill the gap between the sole plate and the bottom of the header.
Follow the assembly sequence shown in the illustration at far right. Start with the components of the door opening; finish with the common studs.
Join pieces at right angles to each other first, by driving two 16d nails, side by side, through the face of one piece and into the end of the adjoining piece.
For face-to-face connections (jack studs to kings, the header pieces) use 10d nails driven every 12-16 inches in a zigzag pattern.
TIP: For a nonload-bearing wall, jack studs may be pieced together from scraps of 2x4s until they completely fill the gap between the sole plate and the bottom of the header.
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