Garage Door Header Span Chart

For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl.

Garage door header span chart.

And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. 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. Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member.

Window and door. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code. The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. 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. 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. Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door. 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.

Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. Table 1 consolidates loading sizes and cost data for all of the applications. A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side.

Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table. Some sizes may not be available in your region. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.