16 Ft 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.

16 ft garage door header. Also see assumptions for table development. Width meaning your header should be 16 feet 9 inches long. It worked for most of the applications in our case house. Timberstrand header comes only in 3 widths in depths that range from 4 3 8 to 18.

For each application a pdf download is available. Loading conditions are detailed below. The extra length for the header is to. Pella traditional x 84 in insulated white single garage door with windows.

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 width of your door frame. 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.

This product is new and distributors don t want to stockpile inventory. It is worth noting that the 18 foot garage door header application pushed timberstrand beyond its structural limit. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. Pella traditional 192 in x 84 in insulated white double garage door.

It is important to note. This piece of. 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.

Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. For pricing and availability. The 16 7 opening should be after the header and all the trim work is installed. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers.

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