Open up load bearing wall
#1
12-04-13, 08:55 PM
Open up load bearing wall
The entrance to my kitchen has a 30 inch opening, a 10 inch "pole", than another 30 inch opening. I know that the wall is load bearing so I am going to put in a beam for the load. My question is I have a perpendicular door frame in that 10 inch pole. How would I fasten the header of the door frame to my new header beam so I have no posts?
#2
12-04-13, 09:33 PM
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I'm a little confused. In the picture below do I have your 30" openings labeled correctly ?
I'm a little confused. In the picture below do I have your 30" openings labeled correctly ?
#3
12-04-13, 10:22 PM
Yes you are correct. The 2nd picture is the back side. I want to eliminate the entire post but I am not sure how to frame out the back side opening. I can best describe it as a "T" The top of the "T" is my load bearing wall and the downstroke of the "T" is the third wall. How do I attach this third wall to my new load bearing beam? The third wall is not load bearing.
Thanks for your input
Thanks for your input
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12-05-13, 11:01 AM
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Your engineer will specify the dimensional or engineered lumber used for the support beam replacing the headers.
In the photo the *third* wall connection is the where the red arrow points ? If so, it's a simple fastening connection and the engineer will specify what is appropriate. Should be fairly straight forward since it's more of terminating a cripple wall.
That is if I understand what you're trying to accomplish.
In the photo the *third* wall connection is the where the red arrow points ? If so, it's a simple fastening connection and the engineer will specify what is appropriate. Should be fairly straight forward since it's more of terminating a cripple wall.
That is if I understand what you're trying to accomplish.
