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.
The welded type is the one used most often and can be installed in exterior walls or interior stud walls. Hollow metal frames come in 18, 16 (standard), 14, and 12 gauge for welding which go into a masonry wall or a stud wall. The knockdown drywall frames are available in 18, 16 (standard), and 14 gauge.