Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft.
How to frame in a garage door header.
Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header.
For those who are not familiar with what this is.
Measure the distance from the bottom plate of the wall to a point that is 1 1 2 inches higher that the garage door height.
Rough opening of garage door.
A rough opening refers to the space left inside a door or window frame door in this case where the actual door will be fitted.
Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.
Let s talk about the garage door rough opening first.
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The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.
Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
Wide a common patio door width.
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.
Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header.
In all but the most bizarre situations they ll easily carry the weight for 4 ft.
How to frame a garage door 1.
Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough.