nealtw
Contractor retired
The header sits on a jack stud with a full stud beside that. So you would just notch what you have to take the header. A short header needs one jack stud each side, a five foot header would take two jack studs each side.
I will bet if your house was built like that, you had cracks in the plaster around the doorway.
I will bet if your house was built like that, you had cracks in the plaster around the doorway.