Size Of Beam Over 16 Garage Door

Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.

Size of beam over 16 garage door.

Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. What size beam to support a storage loft in a garage do i need to span a 16 foot garage. No size 16 is not fat. If you are having your trusses run at right angles to the doors usually the side of the garage you may bery likely need 3 lam beams on the 16 door and they may require you have 2 x 6 s for your jack studs.

The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. Table 1 consolidates loading sizes and cost data for all of the applications. I have a existing garage with a 16 foot garage door. Width of garage door opening standard widths are 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 and 18 height of the garage door opening standard residential heights are 7 7 6 8 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.

Now here is a twist. Building a structural header for a garage door opening can be handled on the jobsite and will offer the same structural support as more expensive solid wood beams. The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening.

A balance beam is 16 feet long and 4 5 inches in width and height varies. Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. 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.

So for a 16 wide door your beam will have to be 16 6 long.