[jelly]

Can someone please explain this diagram?

My range vent falls on a stud so I'll need to put a header in.

What is carrying the weight of this header?

 

[ChuckF.]

Looks like nothing.

 

[joecaption]

How would anyone know what load it's carrying with that little info and a stock drawing?
Single story, two story, gable end?

 

[joed]

The load is not being carried in that diagram. You need a stud under each end of the header and under the sill plate to continue the load down to the floor plate.

A properly headed off opening.

 

[jelly]

Thanks for confirming that diagram is worthless...
not sure what I am going to do, no way I can get studs under the sill without removing cabinets.

 

[ChuckF.]

Describe the duct to us, or post a picture of it.

 

[jelly]

Describe the duct to us, or post a picture of it.

It is for a range hood vent

 

[jlhaslip]

Is this a structural wall? Is it carrying another floor above or a roof load?
If it is non-structural, the requirement for a header may be possibly removed and design the original posting might be acceptable.

 

[ChuckTin]

Aren't range hoods actually tubular ducting when they pass thru a wall or ceiling? And the retangular shape is just for show.

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[Bret86844]

Aren't range hoods actually tubular ducting when they pass thru a wall or ceiling? And the retangular shape is just for show.

Ducts are whatever shape they need to be to move the air at the proper velocity and pressure drop. The weird shapes are often because that's what fits or what was easy to install or that's what sizes are in stock.

 

[ront02769]

Unless there is a point load on that central stud, you have no worries. Ron

 

[jelly]

Looks like I have an air vent in the way. Not sure what to do...

 

[oh'mike]

Air vents are rather forgiving to move. Do you have room enough to leave it in the same stud bay?

 

[Gary in WA]

As Joe asked- what is the load? Snow load = header size; http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/irc/2009/icod_irc_2009_5_par024.htm

The framing pictured would not pass some codes as the trimmer (jack) studs require no breaks/cuts in them from the header to the bottom plate (one piece) as with the sill interruption shown, bottom pic.; http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/irc/2009/icod_irc_2009_6_par013.htm fix that cut-with-piece-removed stud to the right of ducting.

Gary
PS. that flex wasn't the old range ducting was it? No flex, requires smooth wall pipe... add some builders paper between studs behind the fg insulation, water spots showing at board gaps. Stud spacing on-center appears to 12" indicating a bearing wall... and exterior to boot.