10 Ft 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.

10 ft garage door header.

Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs. I framed my basement when finishing it but nothing this wide. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. 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. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. 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. Pella carriage house 192 in x 84 in insulated white double garage door with windows.

I got a great deal on a 10 foot wide by 7 foot tall roll up door. Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s. All documentation i have found on header sizing refers to load bearing walls. 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.

When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. 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. Garage door header would like opinions on the size of header beam needed for a 10 wide garage door on the gable end of the building. Pella insulated wicker tan sandtone single garage door with windows.

I am wanting to add a divider wall in my garage to separate a work space from the parking area. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. For each application a pdf download is available. Loading conditions are detailed below.

Also see assumptions for table development. This piece of. Measure the width of your door frame. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. They can also be made to fit garages of unusual dimensions that may not accommodate standard garage door sizes.