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    Aug 11, 2010, 08:25 AM
    How to a door in exsisting wall to new place
    I am remodeling a bathroom and want to move the door over about 1- 2 ft. what are the measurements for door header etc.
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    Aug 11, 2010, 09:36 AM
    The header is the space between the supporting studs,full studs go alongside the supporting studs(floor to ceiling)The header is 3 inches larger than the rough opening of the new door frame.

    If the new door is a 32" door with a frame (outside dimension=rough dimension)of 34 1/2" (estimated for this post),your header needs to be just over 37 1/2".(to allow for shimming)

    Inside dimension for the full studs is the 37 1/2",the header is same.The supporting studs for the header are 34 1/2" rough opening,then the door frame fit's inside that opening with some shim space.

    Hope this helped.

    KBC
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