How Do You Rough In An Opening For A Door?
To rough in an opening for a door you will need careful planning and decisive execution. “Measure twice, cut once” as the saying goes. Assuming you have already built a wall, all you need to do is measure the door and modify the framing accordingly. You will remove intervening studs, install jack studs and a header, and top it all off with cripples for load support above. What you will end up with is a standard door opening with a sound design. Measure the height of the door to be installed and add 2 inches for the doorjambs, shim and the floor. Then measure the door width and add 2 1/2 inches for doorjambs and shims. Check your work: All standard doors are 80 inches tall and 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 or 36 inches wide. Measure and cut three 2-by-4s to the height of the door plus 2 inches as measured in Step 1. These will become your jack studs. Remove one or two adjacent studs from the existing wall where you want your door to go. If the existing studs are 16 inches apart, remove two. If the
