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Sliding door header

From: jeremyagreene@earthlink.com
Category: Structural
Remote Name: 65.213.122.33
Date: 27 Nov 2003
Time: 07:57 PM

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I am replacing a window and door in a load bearing wall with a slider. Preferably a 7ft slider. This is in the basement and there are two floors above it, but this wall is only under a kithen bumpout (1 floor). Short joists run only from the main load bearing beam to this bumpout wall. While I only have space for an 8" header, the wall has 2x6 studs. Will a header made of 3 2x8s be sufficent?

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