Hi Guys,
I decided to get a window in my living room extended and installed. When the install crew left a bunch of my electrical wasn't working so it prompted me to get a master electrician in to open up the job and check it. He told me the job was very poorly done and nothing was up to code, it was totally unsafe, and the people doing it clearly had no knowledge of the Canadian electrical code.
He then told me that the header they installed is only supported by single studs and he said it looks like it should be supported by double studs. He wasn't sure, but wanted me to ask a framer just to make sure that this header installation was up to code. Here are the pictures. Can anyone tell me if this header should be supported by double studs or not?
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Thanks,
Greg
I decided to get a window in my living room extended and installed. When the install crew left a bunch of my electrical wasn't working so it prompted me to get a master electrician in to open up the job and check it. He told me the job was very poorly done and nothing was up to code, it was totally unsafe, and the people doing it clearly had no knowledge of the Canadian electrical code.
He then told me that the header they installed is only supported by single studs and he said it looks like it should be supported by double studs. He wasn't sure, but wanted me to ask a framer just to make sure that this header installation was up to code. Here are the pictures. Can anyone tell me if this header should be supported by double studs or not?
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image2
image3
Thanks,
Greg