Wall Framing Vocabulary Review

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Long, vertical framing members that link and support the top and bottom plates

Plates

Forms the top of a rough wall opening, must support the load above the opening

Studs

Forms the bottom of a rough window opening

Header

Horizontal framing members at the top and bottom of a wall

Rough Sill

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Shortened studs used to provide support for a header

Cripple/Jack

Supports the weight of the structure above and transfers that weight to the floor framing

Trimmer Stud

Stud installed above a door opening or above and below a window opening

King Stud

Full length studs fastened to trimmer studs and headers, supports the weight of the header

Loadbearing Wall

Plates

Header

Trimmer Stud

Loadbearing Wall

Rough Sill

Studs

King Stud

Cripple/Jack