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      "name": "What should be considered when widening an exterior door opening compared to an interior one?",
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        "text": "Widening an exterior door—such as expanding a single entry door into French doors or a sliding patio door—always affects a primary load-bearing exterior wall. You must replace the existing short header with a longer, deeper structural beam designed to carry the roof and upper floor load across the wider span. Exterior framing also involves cutting back exterior siding, integrating proper weather-resistant flashing and house wrap, and installing an exterior-grade sill pan to prevent water intrusion, which interior partition framing does not require.",
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        "description": "Exterior widening always requires a larger load-bearing header, exterior structural support, and integration with weatherproofing, house wrap, and sill flashing."
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  "description": "Exterior widening always requires a larger load-bearing header, exterior structural support, and integration with weatherproofing, house wrap, and sill flashing"
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