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    Dec 30, 2007, 09:10 AM
    Framing interior door in non bearing wall
    Can I toe-nail header into a bearing stud (king) on one side and use jack and king on other to keep door tight to one side of an existing opening that I am making smaller?
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    Dec 30, 2007, 10:10 AM
    Proper construction techniques would say to use a jack on each side of the header.
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