Title: How to Cut a Pass-Through in a Load Bearing Wall - This Old House
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Content: Use a drill/driver to secure a brace across the studs. Use a level to draw the outline for the opening. Cut the opening using a reciprocating saw. Remove the wallboard and studs in the area of the new opening. If needed, fill any extra space with studs. Install the first jack studs on either side of the opening, with a small stud attached to hold the bottom plate of the new opening. Install two sill plates into the bottom of the opening. Secure them with screws. Create a header for the new opening using two 2x12 boards with a piece of ½” plywood sandwiched in between with construction adhesive and screws. Install the header in the opening.