Stud Spacing Above Sliding Door

These additional studs.

Stud spacing above sliding door.

Sometimes these are two by six studs turned on edge. The full length stud on each side of a door or window is called a king stud. In other words zero of the holes aligned with studs. Next attach the header stud and nail the top cripple studs into the king stud spacing them the same as the bottom cripple studs.

The framing pieces that surround windows and doors include king jack and cripple studs headers and sills. But there are also horizontal framing members located above and below door and window openings. Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. The king studs nailed into the end of each header and the trimmers that butt just under the header combine to create a sturdy vertical support column.

I centered this above a door opening that has two sliding doors that meet in the middle. For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening. The holes seem to match 16 stud spacing but no two door frames and no two placements will be the same. The holes on the door track are 12 apart.

To center this perfectly over a door frame the framing stud is usually centered above the door. 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. When hunting for wall studs usually the goal is vertical studs. The common way of building a window frame is to use what are called jack studs in addition to the cripple studs.

Butt these studs up against the inside of the king studs and above the sill. I m also looking to change our laundry door to a sliding door to gain some space. From the new door frame to the top header piece above the door i had been stalking this look out for quite a long time. Above windows and doors are doubled up studs called headers.

For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board. Not just pretty because it is anchored into the studs.