82 inches or 6 feet 10 inches.
Header size for sliding glass door.
Your header size is determined by the load it carries.
The clever way i used to build headers.
Measure the width of your door frame.
The right header size.
The existing header is 2 2x8 and is actually long enough for the new door.
For instance in the basement remodel all the doors have simple 2 4 framing around them.
Outside of the 80 inch standard height there are two other common sliding glass door heights.
Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header.
When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.
96 inches or 8 feet.
Non load bearing windows and doors do not require a structural header.
Size larger sizes are typically more expensive.
Header size required to support the roof ceiling and one center bearing floor of a 28 ft.
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.
The total cost of a sliding glass door will vary based on several key factors.
So your jack stud should be cut at 81 for a 6 8 tall door.
If you have a floor above you ll need 2 2x6 s unless the building is 36 wide in which case you ll need 2 2x8 s.
An engineer will be able to determine the necessary size of the header type of wood and the number of king studs and jack studs.
So for piece of mind i am leaning toward replacing the header to avoid future problems.
If the opening will be 5 to 6 feet wide such as for double doors then you will need two 2 by 10 headers.
My first job as a carpenter s helper was to construct headers for the tract houses we were building.
Sliding glass door size vs.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.
Sliding glass door heights.
Between 4 and 5 feet the header should be built 2 inches wide and 8 inches long while a larger opening needs a header that is 2 by 12.
However all the header sizing tables i have seen require 2 2x10 for this size opening.
For header spans see tables r502 5 1 and r502 5 2.
So if you re on the top floor you can use 2 2x4 s unless the building is 36 wide in which case you ll need 2 2x6 s.
If you are putting in an opening between 4 and 5 feet wide then you ll need two 2 by 8 headers.