Garage Door Header Span Chart

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Garage door header span chart.

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. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code. Using the continuous span floor joists table with 30 0 span carried select either 3 1 2 x 11 1 4 or 5 1 4 x 9 1 4. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.

Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door. Read the beam size or choice of beam sizes from the table. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers.

These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts.

For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl. A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side. Connections 28 29 columns 30 31 product warranty 32. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.

Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table. Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member. The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room. Table 1 consolidates loading sizes and cost data for all of the applications.