DerbyDad03 on Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:36:41 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:52:22 PM UTC-4, pyotr filipivich wrote:
DerbyDad03 on Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:07:51 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 9:40:44 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:25:17 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:


Greetings

I'm intending to add a two foot square window to a shed which is
being converted into shop space. The wall is load bearing, there is a
loft and the joist holding that up are attached to the studs I'll have
to cut.
So, header to spread the load. I'm reading about they need to be
wide (tall) enough: And they run from six to 10".
Recommendations?


Studs ? You need to cut more than 1 stud for a 2 ft. opening ?

You would if the studs were 16" OC and you want the 24" window in a space
where 2 studs exist.

How long is the span that you are creating ?

I guess that would depend on whether new king studs are added or if the jack
studs are secured to the existing studs once the 2 for the window opening are
removed. It could approach 48" if no new king studs are added.

... has this one already been discussed .. to death ?

Sort of. We went around in circles but never really got the details of what
size header was actually required since we never - just like now - never
got the full details as to size of the opening.

Here we go again. ;-)

Size of the opening is 2 feet wide by 2 feet high ("a two foot
square window"). Two studs 24" OC, with a second stud 3" to the left
of 'that one over there on the left:":

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Plan A is to figure where the T-1 panels on the outside meet, and
work from there.
Plan B is just hack a hole and make it fit. Okay, maybe not "hack"
but work from the inside out ... details to be determined. "We'll
just see how it all flows organically."
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pyotr filipivich
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You didn't address my question about how the joists are "attached to the
studs". Are they really not sitting on the top plate of the wall? Are you
really depending on the shear strength of screws/nails to support the loft?

Yes.
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pyotr filipivich
Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?