Also see assumptions for table development.
Garage door header.
This piece of.
The best way to fix this problem is to replace the header.
Loading conditions are detailed below.
The garage door header is the large piece of wood at the top of the garage which supports the roof of the garage and any living space above it.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.
For each application a pdf download is available.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.
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.
The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.
Over the years the garage door header has sagged du.
Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header.
Last pull a measurement from the top of the 2 x 6 piece of lumber that you just installed to the ceiling of the garage.
In an attempt to construct portal frames some garages are built with one continuous garage header extending over two or three garage door openings as shown in figure a.
If you notice that your garage door header is starting to sag or has developed cracks then you may have a serious structural problem.
Garage wall framing typically utilizes this technique encompassing the vehicle doors.