I'm rebuilding a bearing wall (roof load only). It originally consisted of 2x4 construction with 24"+ spacing, no headers, and no jack studs. One area of the wall has three consecutive window spaces that require a header. I would like to keep the wall length approximately the same, so I don't think I'll have room for the traditional 3-headers and necessary king/jack studs.
I'll be putting in a 2x6" header which is sufficient for the window size and keeps the window height consistent with others. In other words, I don't really have room to size up the header to carry the span.
Is it ok to put intermediate jack studs (columns? - not sure what to call them) under the header to increase the span. This assumes that the span between the jacks/columns are under the allowable span limit. I attached a drawing of what I'm thinking.
I'll be putting in a 2x6" header which is sufficient for the window size and keeps the window height consistent with others. In other words, I don't really have room to size up the header to carry the span.
Is it ok to put intermediate jack studs (columns? - not sure what to call them) under the header to increase the span. This assumes that the span between the jacks/columns are under the allowable span limit. I attached a drawing of what I'm thinking.
