Ideas to note:
- Studs are spaced at 16 inches on center. To do this, measure from one corner to the first 16 inch mark. Then offset 3/4" and make a mark and put an X at the 16" mark. Why? This allows panels to meet at 16" marks so that two panels can attach to a single stud.
- In this picture, the jack stud is labeled as a trimmer.
- If a door or window opening interrupts the 16" marking pattern, continue marking 16" centers from your original starting point. Do not re-start measuring from a new position.
- On the west coast, we attach a cripple stud under each end of the sill. This is not pictured here!
Vocabulary:
- common stud
- king stud
- jack stud
- bottom plate (sole plate)
- top plate
- double top plate
- sill
- header
- trimmer
- cripple
