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Is this a load bearing 2x4? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/homeimprovement

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I need to enter the attic via this gable vent hole, unfortunately I can't fit. My thought is maybe I should install a 2x4 against the (what I assume is original) lighter colored beam to the right, and another for good measure at the left side of the hole.

thoughts?

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[–] ravheim 5 points 1 year ago

Totally understood. From the looks of it, neither 2x4 is properly bearing weight. Placing new, non-cut, 2x4s on either side of the opening and tying them together with a sill plate is probably better than what you currently have.

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