10 Garage Door Header Size

Would like opinions on the size of header beam needed for a 10 wide garage door on the gable end of the building.

10 garage door header size.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. I got a great deal on a 10 foot wide by 7 foot tall roll up door.

That would take care of the wind and seismic shear loads. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. The clever way i used to build headers. All documentation i have found on header sizing refers to load bearing walls.

My first job as a carpenter s helper was to construct headers for the tract houses we were building. The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room. Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance. Header size required to support the roof ceiling and one center bearing floor of a 28 ft.

16 garage door headers the garage and other window and door openings are prescriptive see figure r602 10 6 2 alternate braced wall panel adjacent to a door or window opening a minimum 3 x 11 25 net header size is required for opening from 6ft to a maximum 18 ft. 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. Tables providing size selections for various beam spans and loading combinations for southern pine dimension lumber and southern pine glued laminated timber are available for the following applications. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.

Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. Measure the width of your door frame. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.

These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof. I am wanting to add a divider wall in my garage to separate a work space from the parking area. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.

I framed my basement when finishing it but nothing this wide. Table 1 consolidates loading sizes and cost data for all of the applications. Measure the backroom the distance from the garage door. Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door.