I am trying enlarge the TV frame opening that was built in on top of my fireplace. It is not built large enough for a widescreen 52" TV but built for an old square TV.
2007-01-22 09:26:05 · 7 answers · asked by galeng g 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the same as a window or door opening. just follow the way it was done before, only fill the larger opening. usually a couple of 2X6 or 8's, nailed together with a piece of 1/2" plywood as a filler, to make the header. i like a solid filler, as it is stronger than just some spacers. make it long enough to run between two studs, support it on each end with two jack studs, nailed to the king studs. good luck, hope this helps. oh, almost forgot, you should support the ceiling joists while changing the wall, so they don't drop down.
2007-01-22 09:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, you should let a professional do it. Load bearing walls can be tricky. The time you save will be well worth the expense of making sure it is done properly. And, if you don't do it correctly, future repairs will cost you more money, as well as possibly a new TV.
2007-01-22 13:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
purely a 40 8" commencing won't take greater beneficial than (2) 2x8" doubled up. yet I consistently make the header as tall as attainable, in actuality i construct it up with 2" x 4" 's each and every of ways as much as the backside of the best plate. it incredibly is plenty much less complicated than reducing little cripple blocks in on good of the header. placed (2) wall dollars (dollars or trimmer studs are cut back to in good condition under the backside of the header on the two facets). you will no longer have any issues - Get a ten' lengthy 2" x 12" cut back 2 computers. fifty 4" lengthy, placed workstation of a million/2" plywood in the middle and nail via the two facets of two" x 12" 's. additionally get 4 computers. 2" x 4" x 8'. bypass to it.
2016-12-15 03:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a structural engineer, should cost less than the 52" TV to do that.
2007-01-22 09:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by victorschool1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its simple just open the area, make rough opening 3 inches wider than you want it to accommodate king studs. build a header the width of the opening, then throw in 2 studs on ends of the header
2007-01-22 10:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by snowman_80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a bearing wall you need to have a double header over the opening to support the load of the wall.
2007-01-22 09:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by geezer 51 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
king studs and a double plate overhead...it's really not advisable to mess with a weight bearing wall...
2007-01-22 09:31:26 · answer #7 · answered by The Emperor of Ecstasy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋