When I started framing houses in the late 1970s, the standard header for almost any size window and door opening was a double 2×12 with a 1⁄2-in. plywood spacer to bring the header flush …

Rough openings are made in a wall built for windows and doors. When the opening is greater in width than the stud spacing—and most windows are wider than 24 in.—then a header is …

2004年5月1日 · At the same time I was laying up lumber sandwiches, young production framers on the West Coast were framing headers efficiently using single-piece 4x12s. They needed …

1989年9月1日 · The carpenter’s rule of thumb used to be this: for spans 4 ft. or less, the header was made of doubled 2x4s; for up to 6 ft. of span, doubled 2x6s; and so on up to 12 ft. of span …

2006年3月1日 · In most cases, a properly sized header must be placed above the door or window to span the opening and to help create a continuous load path by spreading the load evenly to …

2006年5月31日 · 2x6 bottom "header plate" 2x10 pushed flush with the "inside and another flush with the "outside" fiberglass insulation in the middle and there ya are. solid nailing on both …

2002年2月19日 · Think of a door and window within a few feet of each other. Push the window up a few inches at the head and the cassings don't line up. Looks like you screwed up. Push it up …

It’s no longer the norm to fill out that header just to fill the depth of the wall. If three plies aren’t structurally necessary, then two 2x plies are used in the 2×6 wall. The OSB filler is gone, and …

2005年3月17日 · Also, the header size is also dictated as to location, interior, exterior wall type and based on the number of floors supported.(over-all bearing weight) Obviously, a header …

1998年5月1日 · Unfortunately, this causes two problems. First, wood never behaves the way it should, and by the time the header is finished, it isn’t the same thickness as the wall. For a …