10 Ft Garage Door Header

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.

10 ft garage door header.

Measure the width of your door frame. I am wanting to add a divider wall in my garage to separate a work space from the parking area. Loading conditions are detailed below. 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. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. This piece of. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.

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. I got a great deal on a 10 foot wide by 7 foot tall roll up door. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. 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.

These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof. For each application a pdf download is available. Pella carriage house 192 in x 84 in insulated white double garage door with windows. For pricing and availability.

When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s. 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.

Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. I framed my basement when finishing it but nothing this wide. Also see assumptions for table development.

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.