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Reinforce Around Windows When Building Your Home

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Date: 02/21/2008 Topic: Home Improvement > Building  
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For anyone who is having a new home built, this is a very valuable suggestion to make it easy to attach curtain rods to wall. Have your builder put 2X4's on the top and sides of your windows. This will enable you to attach curtain rods without the aid of dry wall anchors. You will be assured of always hitting a stud. Of course, this has to be done BEFORE you do the dry wall.

Source: This is from Build-yourown-home.com

By Elaine from Iowa
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By susanmajp (944) Profile Contact
I thought that all door and window openings were framed out with 2x4s (or larger for the headers). That's what the builder attaches the door and window frames to, when he's installing or replacing them. Is there another method of building or do you mean adding an additional 2x4?

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