10 Ft Garage Door Header

I framed my basement when finishing it but nothing this wide.

10 ft 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. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. For each application a pdf download is available. Measure the width of your door frame.

This piece of. Custom garage doors can offer door height of 10 feet or more to accommodate large vehicles such as certain kinds of trucks recreational vehicles or vehicles with tall roof racks. Pella carriage house 192 in x 84 in insulated white double garage door with windows. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers.

For pricing and availability. They can also be made to fit garages of unusual dimensions that may not accommodate standard garage door sizes. 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. Loading conditions are detailed below.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Also see assumptions for table development. 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. Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s.

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. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof.

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. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs. I am wanting to add a divider wall in my garage to separate a work space from the parking area. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.

All documentation i have found on header sizing refers to load bearing walls. Pella insulated wicker tan sandtone single garage door with windows.