9 Ft Garage Door Header

Calculating header size is no picnic as you learn how to frame a window.

9 ft garage door 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. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. Many 16 x 7 garage doors will be designed with a pair of single 8 foot garage door bays separated by a central post or column. Wide a common patio door width.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. 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 door is on the gable end of the garage and the total span is 16 4 with a total garage outside width of 16 11. You could use a 2x8 header but then you have to measure where it goes.

Measure the width of your door frame. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. For the garage door. The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.

Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft. 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. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.

The garage was originally post and beam with posts every 10 feet and has a total depth length of 28 feet. Also see assumptions for table development. I have a existing garage with a 16 foot garage door. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.

They also just use 2x12 headers because a 2x12 is the correct spacing for the header above the door. In all but the most bizarre situations they ll easily carry the weight for 4 ft. Loading conditions are detailed below. 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.

Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both. For each application a pdf download is available.