How To Build Window and Door Headers in Walls

Spike Carlsen
Wooden headers provide the structural support that allows you to install windows and doors without weakening walls. Read an overview of How To Build Window and Door Headers in Walls.
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Cripple studs fill in the space between the sills and the 2x4 nailing plate below; they carry only the weight of the window itself. Sometimes cripples are installed over a window or door to fill in the space between the top of a header and top of a wall. These do carry weight.
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