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Feedback requested! Swapping out wood header for a PSL header?
Hi Reddit community! Humble request for some feedback from professionals if possible: We are creating a 7.5 foot opening in our first floor family room wall (our BR is right above) to accommodate a sliding door so we can access our backyard. We've got everything designed by an architect and a structural engineer has calculated the beam requirements and we've got everything approved by our city's building dept. The engineering design calls for a 4x12 7.5 foot wood header. However, I was reading that PSL headers are stronger than regular wood and last longer without sagging. Since our bedoom is above the gap I thought why not go for the stronger material to be safe so I was considering asking my GC to swap out the wood header he's planning to install with a PSL header instead. He said it's not really needed and the engineer would've stipulated a PSL header had he thought it necessary but that we can swap in a PSL header if I really wanted to. I wanted to ask if I'm just being paranoid by asking for a PSL header or would a wood header be perfectly fine (as it was designed by a structural engineer). Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Pale-Set1064 [link] [comments]
Hi Reddit community! Humble request for some feedback from professionals if possible:
We are creating a 7.5 foot opening in our first floor family room wall (our BR is right above) to accommodate a sliding door so we can access our backyard. We've got everything designed by an architect and a structural engineer has calculated the beam requirements and we've got everything approved by our city's building dept.
The engineering design calls for a 4x12 7.5 foot wood header. However, I was reading that PSL headers are stronger than regular wood and last longer without sagging. Since our bedoom is above the gap I thought why not go for the stronger material to be safe so I was considering asking my GC to swap out the wood header he's planning to install with a PSL header instead.
He said it's not really needed and the engineer would've stipulated a PSL header had he thought it necessary but that we can swap in a PSL header if I really wanted to.
I wanted to ask if I'm just being paranoid by asking for a PSL header or would a wood header be perfectly fine (as it was designed by a structural engineer). Thanks in advance!
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