Garage Door Header Span Chart

Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.

Garage door header span chart.

The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room. Window and door. Table 1 consolidates loading sizes and cost data for all of the applications. Some sizes may not be available in your region.

Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code. And the garage door header is based on a 2 car garage door opening. 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.

Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table. A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side. Read the beam size or choice of beam sizes from the table. For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl.

The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only. 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. These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof.

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. Connections 28 29 columns 30 31 product warranty 32. Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.