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i'm hanging a pre hung door after finishing and hanging the door, it sags creating a large gap at the top but the jamb is still plumb what gives? The steps i took are as follows: 1. Placed the jamb in the rough opening, marked where the hinges will fall. 2. I screwed shims to the wall...

My wife asked me to open a wall that separates our kitchen from our living room, this also includes an opening to the stairwell.The opening is 11.5 ft long. This wall is perpendicular to the roof supports above. Directly below there is a metal I beam that runs the length of the house. On one...

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looking for some advice on opening up this wall. The opening is 11.5 ft long the wall appears to be load bearing there is metal beam directly below this wall. How do i choose a beam to use as a header? Is there a calculation for span? nick