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BUILDING THE FRONT WALL
The second wall frame on the process is the front wall frame. This wall has the doorway.
• Find your Door Manufacturer’s Installation Guide for the dimensions of the “Rough Opening”
required for your door. These dimensions are W* and H*
• If you don’t have the door’s installation guide or if you are installing a used door, a good rule of
thumb, is to make the Rough Opening (W* x H*), 1/2” taller than the height of the door frame
and 3/4” wider than the width of the door frame you are installing. This will ensure you have
space to shim and plumb your door frame properly.
• Door opening should be centered in your wall frame.
• SHORT STUD*
▪ If you built a Floor-Base for your cooler following this guide, then you won’t be cutting the
BOTTOM PLATE of the wall frame in between the doorway. The floor of the cooler will be
raised because of the insulation so we are leaving the 2x4 to lift the door frame and to avoid
having a larger than necessary step when walking into the cooler.
▪ If you build an inside cooler over concrete that will not have an insulated Floor-Base (Eco-
cooler) then you will be cutting the BOTTOM PLATE in between the doorway, this will drop
the door frame and give you an additional 1.5” (hence you are cutting the STUD* at H*- 1.5
inches).
• Measure twice cut once!
• Cut and layout the 2 x 4s for the front wall in a similar manner to the back wall
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