1. Think About it…..
Jot down everything you think you know about residential wall framing. Hint: think about what you already know about floor framing.

2. EQ: How is a residential wall framed?
Unit 2 EQ: How are footings and foundations poured and how are floors, walls, ceilings, and roofs framed?
Residential Construction
Ms. Rhodes

3. Four Main Parts of Wall Framing
Top Plate
Double Top Plate
Bottom Plate
Wall Studs

4. Laying Out the Wall Section
Cut top and bottom plate to length.
Temporarily nail together the top and bottom plates.
Mark wall stud location on plates.
Separate the top and bottom plates.

5. Adding the Wall Studs Cut all wall studs to required length.
Place the wall studs between the plates on their pre-marked locations.
Nail the top and bottom plates to the studs by driving nails through the plates and into the end of each stud.
Add all window and door framing members.

6. The Finished Framed Wall
Built-up Header
Trimmer Stud
Single Sill
Cripple Stud

7. Ticket Out the Door
What did you know about wall framing that was true?
What did you think you knew about wall framing that wasn’t true?
What do you still think you need to know about wall framing?