How To Build A Sliding Door Header

For the jamb 3 4 in.

How to build a sliding door header.

In all but the most bizarre situations they ll easily carry the weight for 4 ft. Your header size is determined by the load it carries. The header is usually made out of dimensional lumber installed on its edge. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4.

For wiggle room at the top of the door and the top of the trimmer the bottom of the header needs to be 82 5 8 in. The following will give you the general idea. Cut the door header. I need to build headers for the doors.

The size of the door headers you want to make will determine the size and type of materials you will need. This with all the photos has helped me to understand. We read the instructions and sketched a simple plan of what we wanted the door to look like. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.

So your jack stud should be cut at 81 for a 6 8 tall door. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home depot. Calculating header size is no picnic as you learn how to. I have 3 sliding doors that need to go into concrete block openings.

For underlayment and 3 4 in. When in doubt build a double 2 12 header sandwich like we explain next. Most new doors are 6 ft. You need to keep in mind that structural support is very important and the framed wall you are working with needs to be durable.

Wide a common patio door width. The opening are higher than the doors. Doors in a load bearing wall that holds the weight of the house created by beams and trusses need a larger header than those in non load bearing walls. The openings were already there and eventually were filled in with mylar screening.

Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft. For finish flooring 3 8 in. To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together.