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7/18/2025, 11:30:12 PM
>>2931773
Carpenter here. That window was definitely added after the fact by someone who doesn't know what they are doing or just couldn't be bothered to take the siding/plaster out all the way so they didn't reframe it. It is cooked, but I see stuff like this all the time in old houses that I remodel so your house isn't going to fall down if you don't fix it but you're already down to the studs so there's no reason not to reframe it properly.
Pic related shows a few different ways to frame a window but the third picture on the right is objectively the best way and that's the way I always do it. Note the cripple studs at the bottom of the window on either side of the sill that are supporting it. The second way, same way as this picture >>2931783 is fine in most cases but it certainly doesn't hurt to add the studs on either side of the sill to support the window entirely.
It looks like in your house there is no header and someone just put blocks between the studs. Headers are usually cut out of a 4x6 beam. You can also use two 2x6s nailed together with an appropriately sized piece of plywood tacked on to bring it out to be the same width as everything else. I'm sure your friends will be able to help out with all this stuff though.
At the end of the day it will cost maybe $40 in material and a couple of hours in time to do it right and then you'll never have to worry about it, just do it anon and have fun.
Carpenter here. That window was definitely added after the fact by someone who doesn't know what they are doing or just couldn't be bothered to take the siding/plaster out all the way so they didn't reframe it. It is cooked, but I see stuff like this all the time in old houses that I remodel so your house isn't going to fall down if you don't fix it but you're already down to the studs so there's no reason not to reframe it properly.
Pic related shows a few different ways to frame a window but the third picture on the right is objectively the best way and that's the way I always do it. Note the cripple studs at the bottom of the window on either side of the sill that are supporting it. The second way, same way as this picture >>2931783 is fine in most cases but it certainly doesn't hurt to add the studs on either side of the sill to support the window entirely.
It looks like in your house there is no header and someone just put blocks between the studs. Headers are usually cut out of a 4x6 beam. You can also use two 2x6s nailed together with an appropriately sized piece of plywood tacked on to bring it out to be the same width as everything else. I'm sure your friends will be able to help out with all this stuff though.
At the end of the day it will cost maybe $40 in material and a couple of hours in time to do it right and then you'll never have to worry about it, just do it anon and have fun.
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