Garage Door Header Span Chart

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.

Garage door header span chart.

Some sizes may not be available in your region. Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room.

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. 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. 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.

A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. Read the beam size or choice of beam sizes from the table.

Window and door. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. 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. For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code. Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member.