16 Garage Door 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.

16 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. 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. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states. Loading conditions are detailed below.

On previous projects i have been supplied a glu lam boise makes specifically for garage door headers that was 3 1 2 x 11 1 4 x 18 9. That for a 16 foot wide garage door the header should be at minimum 9 inches longer than the door. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. The 16 7 opening should be after the header and all the trim work is installed.

This piece of. The beam they have specified now is 3 1 2 x 12 x 18 9. Width meaning your header should be 16 feet 9 inches long. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.

The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. 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. For each application a pdf download is available. The extra length for the header is to.