How To Build An Interior Wall With A Door - Load Bearing VS Non-Load Bearing Doorway
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Published 2020-09-21
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0:00 Intro
2:16 How to layout for a door opening
3:29 How to build a load bearing door opening
8:53 How to build a non load bearing interior door opening
12:47 Load bearing vs non load bearing walls
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All Comments (21)
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THANK YOU for showing, in detail, how to frame a doorway in a load bearing wall. I have watched I don't know how many videos on here trying to find someone who gets to the point and goes into detail. Excellent content!
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Great video! We've had to work through this as well while building our new house. We're almost done with the framing, but our interior walls are 10' and so according to code (2018 IRC) we don't meet the under 24" to top of wall needed to be considered a non-loadbearing header. We ended up using a double 2x6 header with a 1/2" piece of plywood between for all the interior doors.
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Best video in regards to framing interior load bearing and non-load bearing walls
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He explains the how, the why and what it’ll look like when it’s done ☑️ . Even a novice like myself can follow directions and learn.
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I wish that people who make videos would not skip over important steps. When he was talking about the header, for the load bearing wall, he forgot to mention that the header must have a spacer between the 2 X 10's. (the thickness of 2 by lumber is 1 1/2 inches. 2 of them together = 3 inches. now, the 2x4 walls are 3 1/2 inches thick. that is a difference of 1/2 inch and when the drywall goes up it needs to have an even wall. So, a spacer of 1/2 inch plywood is required.
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We need more of this in America. I wish I could learn from you.
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Great job Bro you explained things so well Thanks
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On a non load bearing wall, I would use two flat 2x4s, or make a 2x4 header w 1/2" plywood in between so that you have a nailer for the edge of door casing.
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What a great video, thanks buddy
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Brilliant...thanks for such an excellent how to... 👍👍👍
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I have no framing experience but lots of DIY experience and patience. I want to install double french doors on a new interior wall. Would you recommend using a pre-hung door vs trying to build my own door frame? Is that not worth the additional time and effort? Thanks!
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Learning a lot. Now I'm ready to build! :)
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Amazing framer.. Love this is chanel
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thanks, this is a good one!
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Hey Josh ... rewatching. My last comment was 6 months ago ... and you had 14k subs in April. Today, Tuesday October 12, 2021 and you have 37.7k subs. You do the math. super happy for you!
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Thanks for the great info. I'm trying to design a home for myself and there is only so much info in building codes that i can gather. I just started the process the other day and I'm trying to make a material library to work off of. Right now I'm building all standard rough opening door sizes so i can cut and paste when needed. How standard is the double top plate? Is that only on load bearing? Or is i used across the whole build if it is used at all?
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Nicely Done 👍🏽🔨📐
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When laying out the wall with the 2 x 4 framing does it matter how the crown of the wood is? How far off is acceptable as far as the bow? Do you buy kiln dried?
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Do you actually need jack studs for the non-load bearing?
