No header required for cantilever

[jar546]

Nice find upon gutting this post fire house:

 

[RJJ]

I remember a song " If I were a Carpenter" ! OMG!

 

[Code Neophyte]

Must be why they left the blocking out at the cantilever - so when they shut the door, the joists are allowed to rotate to give the door enough clearance at the top??

 

[brudgers]

Maybe they can use a steel door frame.

 

[Darren Emery]

Two thoughts come to mind:

1 - I'm amazed that the door was functional and this was not a forced repair (I can't get out of my house!)

2 - Also amazed at the lack of deflection - the flooring "system" is truely functioning as a system in this area.

 

[SCBO1]

What's above it?

At least you got your double studs?

Door manufacture wants. shims installed!

 

[KZQuixote]

Apparently the rim is enough of a header to carry those three joists, at least so far.

Bill

 

[steveray]

That makes me feel way better about some stuff that I've seen that didn't meet code and some DP's stamped.......

 

[GHRoberts]

When the door is closed, the joists are properly supported. A simple note on the door indicating that it should not be opened would solve the problem. (I expect there is another code complaint exit.)

 

[brudgers]

Providing the tenants are of light build and relatively sedentary and given a spot of good weather, I think we're on to a winner here.

 

[High Desert]

The quick fix would be to put a beam above the door and hanger the joists from it, providing they could get bearing down to the foundation on each side.

 

[SCBO1]

Have Homes by Holmes save the day!

 

[bgingras]

what's the ceiling height in that place...I've never seen so little space above a door.

 

[Mule]

What about the required ceiling height?

 

[pwood]

The quick fix would be to put a beam above the door and hanger the joists from it, providing they could get bearing down to the foundation on each side.

hd,

not! the cantilevered joists hung from a beam over the door only? george roberts probably could make it pencil out though!

 

[jar546]

We got a stamped fix from a DP. they are going basically box around it with LVLs making that portion of the wall non-weight bearing.