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doorway header
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)? -- jrlford ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jrlford's Profile: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/member.php?userid=52 View this thread: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/s...ad.php?t=74582 This post was submitted via http://www.HomeRepairForums.org |
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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? "jrlford" wrote in message ... 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)? -- jrlford ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jrlford's Profile: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/member.php?userid=52 View this thread: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/s...ad.php?t=74582 This post was submitted via http://www.HomeRepairForums.org |
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"Evon" wrote in message
ink.net... 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. |
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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. -- jrlford ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jrlford's Profile: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/member.php?userid=52 View this thread: http://homerepairforums.org/forums/s...ad.php?t=74582 This post was submitted via http://www.HomeRepairForums.org |
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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. |
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