Owners should be very involved in the planning process. Hiring someone to. do it or delegating it to someone who is not a key member of the company. will result in an inferior plan. No plan (or a poor plan) is a leading cause of business failure. You can. improve your chances of success with a good Business Plan.
Instructions. Position the metal studs that will form the two sides of the rough opening so that the distance between them is 1 inch greater than the exterior dimensions of the door frame. This provides you with space to adjust the door frame and make it perfectly square and level with shims.
Always use two studs on each side of the opening. The first will be continous from the top plate to the bottom plate. This is called a king stud. The next, jack stud will be cut to the height of your door plus 2-1/2 and minus the thickness of the bottom plate 1-1/2 as it will rest on top of this.