How To Frame An Interior Wall With A Door

Set the top and sole plates side by side on the floor.

How to frame an interior wall with a door. Then mark the location for the door opening. A king stud is one that runs continuously from the top plate usually a double plate to the bottom plate. Starting at one end measure and mark the plates every 16 inches.

Then you can cut the bottom plate out after the wall is installed. Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs. Mark both plates simultaneously every 16 inches along their length for the studs.

Lay out the 2 x 4 s for the wall frame with the studs 16 apart measured on center. To make it easier to remove the bottom plate under the door cut most of the way through it in the correct places with a circular saw. To make the door header cut 2x4s to the width of the original opening.

Then with a combination square and a pencil extend the lines across the plates. Lay the top and soleplates side by side and measure starting from one end. Build the frame with the lumber laying on edge on the floor next to where it will be erected.

Do this everywhere except where the rough opening of the door king and jack studs are marked. For this basement wall that means the sill and one of the end pieces. Cut the header to fit between the king studs.

Start by laying the top and bottom plates side by side and measure starting from one end. Measure and cut the wall studs to the same length as the wall height minus the 3 inches. Take the top and bottom plates and nail the wall studs every 16 inches along the width of the plates.