A header over an opening bears directly on

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A header is typically installed above a door or window to distribute the weight of the structure above it. It is directly supported by jack studs, which transfer the weight of the header to the underlying framing. King studs are vertical framing members that run continuously from the bottom to the top plate of a wall, but they do not typically bear directly on the header. Cripple studs are shorter framing members that fill in the space above the header to the top plate, and common studs are the standard vertical framing members in a wall.

A Header Over an Opening Bears Directly on