14 Foot Garage Door 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.

14 foot garage door header.

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. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers.

Bearing according to the 2012 irc codes any beam joist or header shall never have a bearing of less than 1 1 2. Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner. Also see assumptions for table development. 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.

Measure the width of your door frame. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. 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 standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high. 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.

Wide a common patio door width. Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft. Calculating header size is no picnic as you learn how to frame a window.

For each application a pdf download is available. 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.