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I am going to put a closet in a hallway on a load-bearing wall. I only
have room for a 20" door which means I will have to cut one stud and
about 22" span between studs. Do I need a header above the door to
support the one stud I will cut (which means I'd probably have to go
with an 18" door)?


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If this is a load bearing wall - that stud has downward pressure on it. Why
do you not want to support it?

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I am going to put a closet in a hallway on a load-bearing wall. I only
have room for a 20" door which means I will have to cut one stud and
about 22" span between studs. Do I need a header above the door to
support the one stud I will cut (which means I'd probably have to go
with an 18" door)?


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If this is a load bearing wall - that stud has downward pressure on it.
Why
do you not want to support it?

And make sure the stud is supported before you cut it.

Good building practice requires a header. There are many ways to
accomplish this and you have no reason to restrict yourself to an
18"door.


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I am going to put a closet in a hallway on a load-bearing wall.
I only
have room for a 20" door which means I will have to cut one stud
and
about 22" span between studs. Do I need a header above the door
to
support the one stud I will cut (which means I'd probably have
to go
with an 18" door)?


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Its not that I don't WANT to support the stud. Due to other limiations
in the hallway, I have about 22" between studs. I thought it would be a
good place to put a door to a closet. I don't have enough room to put a
traditional header above the doorway. If a header would not be required
for the relatively short span, I could put a doorway in. That was my
thinking. If good building practices require a header even for that 22"
distance, then I will forget about putting a door there.


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jrlford wrote:

Its not that I don't WANT to support the stud. Due to other limiations
in the hallway, I have about 22" between studs. I thought it would be a
good place to put a door to a closet. I don't have enough room to put a
traditional header above the doorway. If a header would not be required
for the relatively short span, I could put a doorway in. That was my
thinking. If good building practices require a header even for that 22"
distance, then I will forget about putting a door there.

New construction or retrofit? How much headroom is there? What's the
wall supporting? Can you simply put in a slightly shorter door if you
don't have the headroom? A steel angle or other arrangement could
probably be adequate.