10 Garage Door Header

I got a great deal on a 10 foot wide by 7 foot tall roll up door.

10 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. 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. This piece of. Also see assumptions for table development.

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. Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. All documentation i have found on header sizing refers to load bearing walls.

Imo use 2 x 12 s. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Loading conditions are detailed below.

Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. You are only talking about a few more for the 2 pieces of wood and there is nothing more eye catching than a sagging. For each application a pdf download is available.

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. 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. 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.

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. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Measure the backroom the distance from the garage door. The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be.

Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance.