I am in the process of building a non load bearing wall to section off a play room in my basement. Using 2 X 4's with studs 16" on center.
I am planning on having an opening in the wall to serve as a storage shelf. The hdesired height of this opening will be approximately 2 feet. My questions is... how long can this span be in the opening of the wall if I create a header of (2) 2 X 4's secured to eachother side by side?
I utilized the same sort of construction for the header above a door in the room but that span was only about 38" or so. Ideally I would like to have this shelf opening to be approximately 4-6 feet in length but I was unsure on how far I can go with using the (2) 2 X 4's to construct a header over the opening.
Thanks in advance.
I am planning on having an opening in the wall to serve as a storage shelf. The hdesired height of this opening will be approximately 2 feet. My questions is... how long can this span be in the opening of the wall if I create a header of (2) 2 X 4's secured to eachother side by side?
I utilized the same sort of construction for the header above a door in the room but that span was only about 38" or so. Ideally I would like to have this shelf opening to be approximately 4-6 feet in length but I was unsure on how far I can go with using the (2) 2 X 4's to construct a header over the opening.
Thanks in advance.