Garage Door Header Span Chart

Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door.

Garage door header span chart.

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. The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table.

Some sizes may not be available in your region. Read the beam size or choice of beam sizes from the table. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.

These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl. Window and door.

Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member. 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 structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code.

A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts.