Fixing up a Steel Framed house - Header Question

1878 Views 6 Replies 4 Participants Last post by rustyjames, Apr 3, 2009

JThomie

Discussion Starter · Apr 3, 2009

Hi All,

Live in a small town, just bought a fixer-upper and discovered it is steel frame construction. I am very handy and would like to add a window to an existing exterior wall. Do I need to use steel headers or can I put in wood header?

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Bob Mariani

· #2 · Apr 3, 2009

If you are referring to steel studs you will use wood for the jack studs and wood for the header.

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AtlanticWBConst.

· #3 · Apr 3, 2009

Bob Mariani said:
If you are referring to steel studs you will use wood for the jack studs and wood for the header.

+ 1 (agreed).

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rustyjames

· #4 · Apr 3, 2009

It can also be done with metal.

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Bob Mariani

· #5 · Apr 3, 2009

rustyjames said:
It can also be done with metal.

Not really. How doe you attach the trim and even the door or window?

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JThomie

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 3, 2009

Steel Studs

Thanks, will give it a go incorporating a wood header.

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rustyjames

· #7 · Apr 3, 2009

Bob Mariani said:
Not really. How doe you attach the trim and even the door or window?

There's self-drilling trim screws. It's done every day in commercial construction.

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