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Comparing Header Headroom Options

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What happens here

The video concludes by visually comparing the three header installation methods in terms of headroom. It shows how placing the header below the double plate results in "bad headroom," placing it below a single plate results in "better headroom," and installing it flush with the joist level provides the "best headroom." It also notes that installing a flush header might mean it extends into the upstairs floor if the joists are deeper than the header.

Goal: Understand the headroom implications of different header installation depths.

Tools and materials

  • Pointer Stick N/A — Highlighting diagram elements
  • Whiteboard N/A — Illustrating headroom comparisons
  • Dry Erase Marker N/A — Drawing and writing on the whiteboard

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this will get installed with joist hangers. These are the wrong size. I know. This will be the hardest and most expensive way. The header below the double plate gives you bad head room. The header below a single plate gives you better head room. And the header at the joist level gives you the best head room. But if you want to lift this header to make this flush, then this could end up too high and be upstairs. Thanks for watching.

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