16 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.

16 garage door header.

It is important to note. For each application a pdf download is available. That for a 16 foot wide garage door the header should be at minimum 9 inches longer than the door. 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.

The extra length for the header is to. 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. Also see assumptions for table development. 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.

Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. This piece of. The person doing the takeoff had interpreted my request for an 18 9 garage door header to the least expensive 20 long beam. Loading conditions are detailed below.

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. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. The beam they have specified now is 3 1 2 x 12 x 18 9.

The 16 7 opening should be after the header and all the trim work is installed. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Width meaning your header should be 16 feet 9 inches long.