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What does a cripple stud do?
Cripple Studs – short studs installed above a header or below a window sill or saddle. In addition to their load bearing function, cripple studs maintain the uniform spacing of the wall studs upon which the interior and exterior wall coverings are attached.
What is a cripple in framing?
In carpentry, the term “cripple” refers to a special-purpose wall stud or roof rafter. Cripple studs are non-structural but provide a nailing base for siding or interior wall coverings. Spaced 16 or 24 inches on center, they carry the regular wall stud layout across the framed opening.
What is the difference between a jack stud and a cripple stud?
It’s a piece of 2x stock cut to fit between two jacks, laid flat, and nailed to the jacks. Cripple studs (cripples) are short studs sandwiched between the saddle and the bottom plate. Cripples are located at the on-center positions where studs would have been located had they not been interrupted by the rough opening.
Why do they call it a cripple wall?
Cripple walls are commonly utilized in homes built on sloped hillsides. It’s called a cripple wall because that section of the home is considered a “cripple zone” – in seismic events it was thought that homes should have an area that cripples/gives out so that the rest of the home would go undamaged.
How tall is a cripple stud?
Foundation cripple walls shall be framed of studs that are not less than the size of the studding above and not less than 14 inches (356 mm) in length, or shall be framed of solid blocking. Where exceeding 4 feet (1219 mm) in height, such walls shall be framed of studs having the size required for an additional story.
Do you need a cripple stud?
Like Shirlock says, they aren’t required for non-load bearing walls (hardly anything is since the wall isn’t load bearing), but as you remove parts like this, other details like the drywall and installing trim will become more difficult.
How do you attach a cripple stud?
Lay the cripple studs in place. Nail through the top plates and the header into ends of the cripple studs. Nail through the plates into the ends of the king studs and through the sides of the king studs into the ends of the header. Nail through the top and bottom plates into each end of the common studs.
What are crawl space cripple walls?
Wooden floors and stud walls are sometimes built on top of an exterior foundation to support a house and create a crawl space. These are called cripple walls and they carry the weight of the house. During an earthquake, these walls can collapse if they are not braced to resist horizontal movement.
What do you call the bottom member of a stud wall?
Must-Know Wall Terminology The studs are the vertical pieces that make up most of a wall’s frame. The cavities between the studs are called bays (or stud bays). A horizontal piece at the bottom of the wall is called the bottom plate.
What is the bottom board of a wall called?
In architecture, a baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, wainscoting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding) is usually wooden or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall.
What are the short studs under a sill called?
If the opening is for a window, we install a rough sill between the jacks and the short studs known as cripples below the sill. (Short studs used above a header are also referred to as cripples.).
