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0331

Wall over a trimmer

· p. 55

The perspective drawing shows wood floor joists and a header framing a stairwell opening between built-up trimmers. A stud wall with a framed opening sits directly above one trimmer. The annotation explains that doubled

0387

Support for jack studs on wide openings

· p. 69

The cross section shows a wood-frame wall with a wide opening spanned by a header supported on jack studs at each end. The jack studs stand on the sole plate and transfer concentrated loads into the floor framing below.

0374

Support for jack studs

· p. 66

The illustration shows a cross section of a wood-frame wall with a header spanning an opening. Jack studs at each side of the opening support the header and bear on the sole plate. Dashed circles highlight reinforcement