KennyBSAT t1_iu7nd06 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:30 AM

The stud on the left goes up to the top plate and should be kept. The cripple in the middle is holding up the header which may still be doing something, keep that too. The second cripple on the right is unnecessary. You can remove it or any section of it.

Longjumping-Ad8065 t1_iu8voyp wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:47 PM

This. You only need one cripple here. And only if it was actually used as an opening. In this case it has been filled in with additional studs so the header is supported in the middle.