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Relocating the Front Door Video

Bob works with GC Charlie Tomaszewski and Matt Alexander to move the Medford home's original front door over to the left. This will allow them to frame in a proper foyer to catch the drafts during cold weather. The original door was very simply framed with just a 2 x 4 serving as a header. Because the house has a balloon frame they won't be able to get a king stud in the same way they did when the house was originally framed. The new header will be constructed from two 2 x 10s sandwiched on a regular piece of one inch board and will be supported by two king studs and will provide the full dimension of the studs that were there. In removing the sheathing they discover that the home's original cedar clapboards had been covered first with cedar shingles and later with man-made shingles. Next they install new jack studs to support the door header and then cut the sheathing to create the new opening for the door. Finally they move the old door frame into its new location.

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