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Step 6
Build Front Walls with Walk-in Door Opening
The instructions below shows how to assemble a wall for a 2/8x6/8 door.
Adjust the opening size for other types and sizes of entry doors.
1. Cut (1) one treated 2x4-8' and (1) one untreated 2x4-8' to a length of 96"
2. Install (6) six pre-cut wall studs, colored gray in the drawing, between the 8' long 2x4s using
16d galvanized (bottom plate) and 16d coated sinker nails (top plate).
3. Cut (2) two pre-cut studs to a length of 80-1/2". Install them against the center wall studs
using 10d coated sinker nails
4. Cut (2) two 2x4 boards to a length of 37-1/2" and assemble a door header using these boards
and an OSB filler suppled in the kit. Install the header using 10d coated sinker nails toenailed
to the adjacent studs.
5. Cut 2x4 blocks to fit and install between the door header and top plate using 10d coated sinkers.
96" Untreated 2x4 Top Plate
Center Stud
in Opening
Pre-cut Wall Studs
27-3/4" To Stud
37-1/2" 2x4 Door Header
80-1/2" long 2x4
96" Treated
Wall Plate
34-1/2" door opening
Cut 2x4 blocks to fit
Center Stud
in Opening
27-3/4" To Stud
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