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New window opening: What are the downsides of using existing studs as king studs with a longer header versus adding new king studs?

I have an existing wood-framed wall (2x6 16" o.c.) to which I want to add a new window (sized for a 30"x48" rough opening). The existing stud layout is very much not optimal for using any of them as jack or king studs (without placing the window in…
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Methods for extending a header in a non load-bearing wall

I'm going to be extending the pantry in the middle of this picture to the far wall. As you can see, it is built with what I am fairly certain is a 2x10 header (based on relative sizes in the pic). I'm not 100% certain why a header of that size was…
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Is a 2x4 header sufficient for a 32" span?

I have these two walls meeting at a corner. The guys who had been working on it are currently incommunicado so I'm trying to get this sorted. Currently there is nothing on the left wall but conventional framing, and the right wall originally was…
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Am I interpreting R602.7(1) Headers correctly?

Wall Construction R602.7(1) House details: House is 1980 single story, slab on grade, 28 feet wide from wall corner to wall corner with 32 foot trusses, 24 OC. Based on a map I determined I'm in the 50psf snow load range. Walls are 2 x 6, 16…
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Installing a header on an ~7-8ft span, are (2) 2x10’s enough for this load?

Home is a split level- that is, living room/kitchen on one half of the house, garage and bedrooms above on the other half. Just behind the garage is a small living space (rear of the house, which is beneath the master bedroom). In this rear room,…
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Can I remove my door way wall and pantry closet?

I'm wanting to remove a door way wall that enclosed the laundry room to the garage. The door way wall is perpendicular to the joists above and sits right in the middle of the master bedroom above but only about halfway. The joists run through the…
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What’s this metal piece by the rough opening header?

Anybody know what this metal piece is and if it can be removed? If it weren’t there then I could potentially fit a taller patio door into the rough opening than the one that is currently there.
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Repairing Header for Window Installation -Structural Issues?

I have a window installation delayed due to finding the header above it that the window would anchor to being rotted a few inches up due to previously having been the place where screws from tracks for hurricane sliders were penetrated through the…
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How do I insulate the top of a basement foundation wall where there is no “header”?

I am currently framing the exterior basement walls of a house with the end goal of adding insulation and vapour barrier to the framing. The foundation wall is poured-concrete. It is not likely to have leaking issues since the outside was recently…
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How to connect a double header to uneven joist ends?

I have a cellar head which I'd like to convert into a pantry, with floorboards and a trapdoor to access the steps down (we don't often use the cellar). Attached is a rough sketch of what I'm planning, both showing the view without the floorboards,…
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