Exterior Door Replacement
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:49 pm
I need to replace an exterior door on a manufactured home and I have a question. I have replaced a few where I had to cut the metal door down to fit with no problems. But I had a friend ask me about the last one I did.
The opening in the home was approx. 74" tall. A standard door is approx. 80". I cut out the cripple studs and the 2X4 laying flat under the cripple studs. I then used 2-2X4s on edge for a header directly under the top plate. I only had to trim approx. 3" off of the door and frame for it to fit.
Would it have been OK to put the door right up to the the top plate without the 2x4 header? That single 2x4 laying flat could not have helped that much.
If I could have went to the top plate, I could have used the full sized door with no cutting.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
The opening in the home was approx. 74" tall. A standard door is approx. 80". I cut out the cripple studs and the 2X4 laying flat under the cripple studs. I then used 2-2X4s on edge for a header directly under the top plate. I only had to trim approx. 3" off of the door and frame for it to fit.
Would it have been OK to put the door right up to the the top plate without the 2x4 header? That single 2x4 laying flat could not have helped that much.
If I could have went to the top plate, I could have used the full sized door with no cutting.
Thanks in advance,
Steve