Non Load Bearing Garage Door Header

Non load bearing windows and doors do not require a structural header.

Non load bearing garage door header.

On previous projects i have been supplied a glu lam boise makes specifically for garage door headers that was 3 1 2 x 11 1 4 x 18 9. If your walls are non load bearing a single top plate is all that is required. This is non bearing so you could use studs to create the space down from the roof or ceiling for the roll up door to roll up into. The beam they have specified now is 3 1 2 x 12 x 18 9.

Measure the width of your door frame. The person doing the takeoff had interpreted my request for an 18 9 garage door header to the least expensive 20 long beam. For instance in the basement remodel all the doors have simple 2 4 framing around them. I d use a double 2x6 laid flat at the head of the opening.

The load that you need to resist is the horizontal force on the wall above the new door. This will usually give you the extra studs needs for corners and door openings. A header is to hold something up. When framing in 16 centers a good rule of thumb when figuring material is one wall stud per foot of bottom plate.

Section r502 5shares allowable girder and header spans. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Framing for a non load bearing door header measure the door.

A header needs a full or king wall stud on each side of the opening extending from the bottom wall plate to. Framing an interior door header starts with the width of the door typically 32 inches although this.