Header Over Garage Door

Sagging garage door header lift system.

Header over garage door.

When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door. Sometimes cripples are installed over a window or door fig. Tbe row of 6 blocks have a 2 x 10 on top and a 2 x 10 below them. In an attempt to construct portal frames some garages are built with one continuous garage header extending over two or three garage door openings as shown in figure a.

The header is usually made out of dimensional lumber installed on its edge. Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to. Doors in a load bearing wall that holds the weight of the house created by beams and trusses need a larger header than those in non load bearing walls. 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.

These 9 foot openings are only supported by a makeshift header consisting of 6 cinder blocks sitting horizontally across the top of the opening. C to fill in the space between the top of a header and top of a wall. The best way to fix this problem is to replace the header. Loading conditions are detailed below.

These do carry weight. The header for a door is much like a bridge transferring the weight above it to the floor and foundation below. For each application a pdf download is available. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.

Garage wall framing typically utilizes this technique encompassing the vehicle doors. The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag. The garage door header is the large piece of wood at the top of the garage which supports the roof of the garage and any living space above it. Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.

The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. We have an old cinder block garage shed building built in 1967 with 2 9 foot wide garage door openings. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.