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Old 08-31-2009, 09:50 PM   #16
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I'm still not getting how the new header is supported. If I'm nailing a board across an existing opening what supports the weight of the new closet doors? The doors are 60lbs. If the doors are suspended from the new header and the header is held up by nails then I find it hard to believe nails are going to hold up my 60lb doors. Normally the jack studs hold up the header but there are no jack studs; they are under the drywall.
I think the fact the doors are 60 lbs might be an issue
If they are on a track like some closet doors I have installed then they hang from the header, no weight carried by the sides or the floor

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