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Question on Framing Exterior Corner Wayne Whitney 05-28-2007
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Posted by Wayne Whitney on May 28, 2007, 2:52 pm
Hello,

I'm laying out the framing for an exterior corner in a 1-story, wood
light frame slab-on-grade residential addition. I would like to have
two openings on either side of the corner, very close. Is there any
problem with using a studs of a standard 3-stud corner as the king
studs for the openings? That is, I'd like to apply the trimmer studs
for the headers directly to the outer studs of the 3-stud corner.

The openings are narrow enough (3') that shear requirements for the
two walls can be handled on the other side of the openings, and the
layout I describe leaves just the right amount of room for interior
trim in the corner. Is there any other concern I'm overlooking?

Thanks, Wayne


Posted by RicodJour on May 28, 2007, 3:46 pm
>
> I'm laying out the framing for an exterior corner in a 1-story, wood
> light frame slab-on-grade residential addition. I would like to have
> two openings on either side of the corner, very close. Is there any
> problem with using a studs of a standard 3-stud corner as the king
> studs for the openings? That is, I'd like to apply the trimmer studs
> for the headers directly to the outer studs of the 3-stud corner.
>
> The openings are narrow enough (3') that shear requirements for the
> two walls can be handled on the other side of the openings, and the
> layout I describe leaves just the right amount of room for interior
> trim in the corner. Is there any other concern I'm overlooking?

Nope. Sounds like you're good to go. If the studs are 2x4s, you
might want to think about using a 4x4 for the corner post. Sketch it
up and see which one works better for you.

R


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