Post Frame Garage Door Header

Thick headers 1 1 2 in.

Post frame garage door header.

Nfba post frame building design manual 1 4 pole. 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. Post located in an endwall. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.

Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected. High studs it established just the right height for windows and doors fig. Post that frames the side of a door. 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.

Plus 1 2 in were the same thickness as the 2 4 wall framing 3 1 2 in. Post that is part of both a sidewall and an endwall. Poles are sometimes slabbed to aid in fastening framing members. Local and national building codes have specific structural requirements pertaining to beam sizes to span specific wall openings relative to the wall loads so consult your local building department before beginning this.

When we installed the headers even with the top of the standard 92 5 8 in. I suggest you go through the entire article at least once before you start. The finished 3 1 2 in. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.

The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. I ll explain the process more extensively as we proceed. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.