Header under a door question

Posted by jamesgangnc on December 1, 2008, 9:09 am

I have to put a door in a wall midway between two floors. I know that the
framing over a door or window is called a header. I know I'll have to build
a "header" under the door in this case. Anyone know what it is called when
it under a door?

Posted by willshak on December 1, 2008, 5:29 am

on 12/1/2008 9:09 AM jamesgangnc said the following:

> I have to put a door in a wall midway between two floors. I know that the
> framing over a door or window is called a header. I know I'll have to build
> a "header" under the door in this case. Anyone know what it is called when
> it under a door?

Footer? :-)
Maybe a Sill Plate?

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Posted by jloomis on December 1, 2008, 10:45 am

I would still call it a header.....it is "heading off" and opening.
Weather the opening is above or below......
Consider "heading off a series of vertical placed windows....."
Say all the windows are 3' x 3' and you have one above the other...
Post and Beam construction......you have a post and a beam either way it
still does the work weather or not its placement.
jloomis

>I have to put a door in a wall midway between two floors. I know that the
>framing over a door or window is called a header. I know I'll have to
>build a "header" under the door in this case. Anyone know what it is
>called when it under a door?
>

Posted by PeterD on December 1, 2008, 2:30 pm

wrote:

>I have to put a door in a wall midway between two floors. I know that the
>framing over a door or window is called a header. I know I'll have to build
>a "header" under the door in this case. Anyone know what it is called when
>it under a door?

Let's see, walk though the door, and your top half goes to the floor

above, and your bottom half to the floor below? <bg>

Footer?

Posted by on December 1, 2008, 2:57 pm

> wrote:

> >I have to put a door in a wall midway between two floors. =A0I know that=

the

> >framing over a door or window is called a header. =A0I know I'll have to=

build

> >a "header" under the door in this case. =A0Anyone know what it is called=

when

> >it under a door?

> Let's see, walk though the door, and your top half goes to the floor
> Footer?

It's a garage with a loft in a 12/12 roof above it that I'm placing
next to an existing deck/house. To keep the same elevation I will end
up with a door part way between the garage floor and the loft. The
door will open to a landing with stairs going down to the garage floor
and stairs going up to the loft floor. The bottom wall framing will
need to have a door opening that begins about 4 feet off the garage
floor.

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