Garage Door Header Detail

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Garage door header detail.

Also see assumptions for table development. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to. The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be.

This piece of. Also be aware double or triple jack studs may be required based on the opening width and the load the header carries. Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member. A typical header width with single jack studs is cut 3 larger than the rough opening.

Connections 28 29 columns 30 31 product warranty 32. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. Loading conditions are detailed below. 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.

For each application a pdf download is available. Portal frames are constructed with braced wall panels and full length headers assembled in accordance with the international residential code irc section 602 10 6 for use adjacent to window or door. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. 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.

The architect s corner is the place to find supporting documents for doors including specifications brochures owner manuals installation and more. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening. Overhead coiling door details garage door head detail and more. The irc details related to the header are often misunderstood and misapplied leading to an installation with unintended structural consequences.

Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage 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. Beam details 24 window and door.