Garden room sliding patio doors

[jpadie]

Dear hive mind.

 

I'm looking for guidance on timber framing for a sliding door that will be nearly the full height of the wall studs (within 70mm)

 

Would this entail

1. cutting away the sill plate,

2. Doubling up on studs left and right; and

3. Bunging perhaps a third piece of 2x6 across the top 

4. Packing the rest of the gaps as needed. 

 

or am I missing something?

 

[markc]

Not easy to say without knowing the structure and how it’s constructed but assuming it’s basically a timber shed it’s likely the roof weighs nothing so no problem with spreading/transferring loads above the door (unless it’s a very wide sliding door)

[jpadie]

On 18/09/2023 at 22:09, markc said:

Not easy to say without knowing the structure and how it’s constructed but assuming it’s basically a timber shed it’s likely the roof weighs nothing so no problem with spreading/transferring loads above the door (unless it’s a very wide sliding door)

It's quite wide, at 2m40.

 

Roof is 2x7s, sheathed with 18mm osb and covered with epdm.  Studs and rim joists are 2x6s.  There is about 5mm of sag in the middle of the 2m40 rough opening.  Fingers crossed that it will be ok as the sliding door arrives weds...