14 Garage Door Header

Between 4 and 5 feet the header should be built 2 inches wide and 8 inches long while a larger opening needs a header that is 2 by 12.

14 garage door header. Building a structural header for a garage door opening can be handled on the jobsite and will offer the same structural support as more expensive solid wood beams. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Measure the width of your door frame.

Last pull a measurement from the top of the 2 x 6 piece of lumber that you just installed to the ceiling of the garage. The beam they have specified now is 3 1 2 x 12 x 18 9. Together the headers king studs and trimmers act as a system that transfers weight from above down and around the window and door openings to the floor and foundation below. For each application a pdf download is available.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Width of garage door opening standard widths are 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 and 18 height of the garage door opening standard residential heights are 7 7 6 8 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.

The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. This piece of. Also see assumptions for table development. The person doing the takeoff had interpreted my request for an 18 9 garage door header to the least expensive 20 long beam.

Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header.