Post Frame Garage Door Header

I ll explain the process more extensively as we proceed.

Post frame garage door header.

A round naturally tapered unsawn wood post. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. Local and national building codes have specific structural requirements pertaining to beam sizes to span specific wall openings relative to the wall loads so consult your local building department before beginning this.

The finished 3 1 2 in. I suggest you go through the entire article at least once before you start. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. Thick headers 1 1 2 in.

Post located in a sidewall. If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. Nfba post frame building design manual 1 4 pole. Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad leave at least 5 of space on the sides of the door.

Post that is part of both a sidewall and an endwall. Post that frames the side of a door. High studs it established just the right height for windows and doors fig. 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.

Post located in an endwall. When we installed the headers even with the top of the standard 92 5 8 in. Poles are sometimes slabbed to aid in fastening framing members. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.