- 1. [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:12:10 -0600
- My wife would like to enlarge the doorway between our dining room and kitchen. Unfortunately, the wall in question is load bearing. The wall runs perpendicular to the floor joists in the attic and ru
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Pat <Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:10:24 -0600
- You would need to open up the wall above where the new opening will be and install a header above the opening to hold up the weight. You would also need to beef up the studs o each side of the new o
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:22:24 -0800
- Personally, I'd just do it. As Pat says, the new header should be a bit beefier and it wouldn't hurt to have more support on each side than you do now. OTOH, you're only widening the span by about 1
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Pat <Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:03:49 -0600
- I think you mis-read Jim's post. He wants to go from a 32" opening to 9'. 7' is the height of the opening. I assume the house is pier and bean, rather than a slab, which I didn't state earlier. "The
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00173.html (9,853 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:32:00 -0700
- I'm not sure I follow the original message. Are you going to make the existing door wider, taller or both? mjb. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/do
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:41:19 -0600
- Just wider. From 32 inches to 9 feet. _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:19:37 -0500
- In general, such a job involves temporarily supporting the ceiling, removing the wall in question, and installing a suitable header and support for the ends of that header. For your specific case, I
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- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:33:10 -0800
- Ah, so I did! My apologies. In that case, I agree, best to get professional advice. Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk
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- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:35:18 -0500
- The rule of thumb for a header supporting a residential span is the number of span feet = the height of the header in inches. E.g., a 10' span would need a doubled 2 x 10 as a header. Wood is very st
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- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:02 -0800
- Whatever you do, as far as hiring a structural to evaluated your situation or if you self perform, consider using a steel flitch plate, instead of 2-by's. I reworked a room, taking out windows and in
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- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] Load bearing walls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:15:30 -0600
- Thanks everyone. I got the answer I expected, which is fine. It would have been nice to hear that I could JFDI (just do it), but I didn't think that would be the case. I have a contractor I trust and
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