doorway header

Good building practice requires a header. There are many ways to accomplish this and you have no reason to restrict yourself to an

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"jrlford" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@no-mx.HomeRepairForums.org...

And make sure the stud is supported before you cut it.

Its not that I don't WANT to support the stud. Due to other limiation

in the hallway, I have about 22" between studs. I thought it would be good place to put a door to a closet. I don't have enough room to put traditional header above the doorway. If a header would not be require for the relatively short span, I could put a doorway in. That was m thinking. If good building practices require a header even for that 22 distance, then I will forget about putting a door there

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New construction or retrofit? How much headroom is there? What's the wall supporting? Can you simply put in a slightly shorter door if you don't have the headroom? A steel angle or other arrangement could probably be adequate.

If this is a load bearing wall - that stud has downward pressure on it. Why do you not want to support it?