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Cliff May? Curious about the header for the Nano doors and windows

11 years ago
From the photos, this looks like a Cliff May pre-cut home from the 50's. I have one of these and wanted to do this same application. I wanted to know what kind of retrofit did you have to do to the headers to span the openings, as there is not much room between the roof eve's and the existing header and my understanding of the existing framing is it will only allow an 8 feet span opening
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  • 11 years ago

    Correction to my inquiry. It is limited to a 5' span opening with the existing header.


  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Thank you for your inquiry about our project. This is not a Cliff May home, although after the remodel it does have some Cliff May-like elements in it. That being said, we did add steel beams above all of the openings you see in this photo. We installed them as high as possible to allow enough head room for the door openings. In order to both preserve the open beam aesthetic of the ceiling in the grand room and achieve the structural support required, we used smaller steel beams instead of larger wood beams. I hope that helps. Best of luck with your project.

    bonnie piest thanked Allen Construction
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Thanks for your interest in our work. While similar to Nano doors, these bifolding units were custom fabricated by a local mill.