Thanks to a reference to OVE in the archives I was able to pull issue #84 and re-read the article–which I’d underlined in numerous places way back then. <G> Still have a couple of questions about using these headers:
It SEEMS to be saying to frame the opening then glue/nail the plywood on the outside of the framing, i.e. where sheathing would normally be. Is that correct?
I searched the web for answers to the size of headers I need for 2 openings in the garage I’m building, and only found one table (IRC, I think) that provided much info, and that wasn’t entirely clear.
1. 12×24 garage, shed roof, 9×7 garage door in gable end. My reading leads me to believe this is essentially a non-loadbearing wall, and that openings (up to 8 feet?) in non-loadbearing walls don’t actually NEED headers. Will this apply to this opening? If, as I suspect, I do need a header here, can I make it with the plywood/OVE box? How much plywood?
2. Custom made window (from patio door glass), oriented horizontally, in the eave wall. This is load bearing–and ~6 feet wide–so apparently I need plywood glued/nailed on BOTH sides of the wall?
Thanks for your help!
Thon
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Is that the ??? value engineering where everything is on 4 ft modules and rafters directly over studs and only one top plates used?
Yep. The 'O' is optimized or optimal.