New exterior door where a window used to be
mosaicamy
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I realize I am going to have to check with building codes here locally and have asked a structural engineer friend for his assistance, but question please…I have a large 72″ x 80″ window which I am planning to have removed and replaced with patio doors. I assume there is a header over the window since it is an exterior wall, but the top of the window is much higher than the top of the patio doors. So my question is: would it be proper when framing in for the new patio doors for there to be a header directly over the doors, or will the existing header which is currently over the window be sufficient?
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mos.......
If it is of the proper size and supported at either end sufficiently, then yes-you can build down to the height required for you door.
Equally important-follow best practices for the installation-detailing to keep out water is something many installers miss badly.
Yep, should definitely be doable. You do need to be careful to solidly anchor the framed-down header so that it can't possibly work loose with door movement or in a windstorm.