Above windows and doors are doubled up studs called headers.
Stud spacing above sliding door.
For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board.
The full length stud on each side of a door or window is called a king stud.
The holes on the door track are 12 apart.
The common way of building a window frame is to use what are called jack studs in addition to the cripple studs.
The holes seem to match 16 stud spacing but no two door frames and no two placements will be the same.
I centered this above a door opening that has two sliding doors that meet in the middle.
Next attach the header stud and nail the top cripple studs into the king stud spacing them the same as the bottom cripple studs.
But there are also horizontal framing members located above and below door and window openings.
These additional studs.
The king studs nailed into the end of each header and the trimmers that butt just under the header combine to create a sturdy vertical support column.
Together the headers king studs and trimmers act as a system that transfers weight from above down and around the window and door openings to the floor and foundation below.
To center this perfectly over a door frame the framing stud is usually centered above the door.
Find wall studs above and below doors and windows.
I m also looking to change our laundry door to a sliding door to gain some space.
Sometimes these are two by six studs turned on edge.
In other words zero of the holes aligned with studs.
A header is a piece of framing installed horizontally directly above the door or window opening and extending to the king stud on each side of the opening.
Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
Stud spacing is 16 apart.
From the new door frame to the top header piece above the door i had been stalking this look out for quite a long time.
Butt these studs up against the inside of the king studs and above the sill.
Not just pretty because it is anchored into the studs.