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Installation - Checking the jamb studs

Jambs and heads must be plumb and level. The edges should be adjusted to ensure they are flush with the interior wall lining. When allowing for 10 mm plasterboard internal lining, a good quality folding rule can be used. Most are 10 mm thick and so are ideal to use as a gauge when setting a frame in position.

Diagram showing the corner of a window frame with head trimmer and lintel. A nail labelled 'Back fining through jamb stud' projects from the frame. A folding rule is shown on an angle at the corner of the window frame. Diagram showing a window frame set into a wall frame that has not yet been plastered. The four corners of the frame and the ends of the transom are marked in black.