10 Garage Door Header Size

Since there is very little weight on this end my thoughts are 2 2x8 s.

10 garage door header size.

I got a great deal on a 10 foot wide by 7 foot tall roll up door. Measure the backroom the distance from the garage door. Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header.

Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening. Measure the width of your door frame. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Would like opinions on the size of header beam needed for a 10 wide garage door on the gable end of the building.

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. I am wanting to add a divider wall in my garage to separate a work space from the parking area. All documentation i have found on header sizing refers to load bearing walls. Measure the head room the distance between the top of the door opening or door jamb header and the ceiling of the garage.

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. Header spans for exterior walls on buildings 20 wide. 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.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. Roof ceiling 6 10 1 8 5 2 9 9 2 10 6 1 12 2 2 14 1 1 roof ceiling center bearing floor. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.