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  • Oct 8, 2007, 11:24 AM
    baugh1959
    Construction of doorway
    Good afternoon,

    I plan on opening a doorway from 32" to possibly 48" opening if I nail 2 2x10's together sandwiched with a piece of plywood, or OSB would that allow me the span support, or is that not enough, or overkill. From my days calculating and building I say yes that should
    do it, possibly using 2x8 would probably do it but what is your opinion?
  • Oct 8, 2007, 12:46 PM
    tkrussell
    Really depends on the static load above the doorway. What size header is there now? If there is 2x8 there now, and the load above is minimal, then a 2x8 should be adequate. If the load is more than minimal, then oversizing the header to 2x10 may be in order.

    I asked that this question get copied over at Construction forum, to perhaps get a better answer.
  • Oct 8, 2007, 02:24 PM
    glavine
    Yes that is fine, make sure you have jack studs under each side, but other than that its good

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