Garage Door Header In 2x6 Wall

2x6 walls header help needed.

Garage door header in 2x6 wall.

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. You ve still got the two 2x s with a hollow cavity that can be insulated by the insulation crew. The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header.

Your header must be 5 inches thick from front to back on the finished wall rather than 3 inches as in a two by four wall. However as you say 2x6 garage walls are becoming much more prevalent. Loading conditions are detailed below. This piece of lumber will be used to attach the center bracket of your garage door spring assembly.

In the real world of architects carpenters and lumberyards these bridges are called headers fig. You can create this thick header by sandwiching two two by sixes. Also see assumptions for table development. Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.

When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. Measure the width of your door frame. Especially with everyone wanting a heated garage. Click on the image below for clear detail and drawing.

Just build the headder with 2 1 2 blocks in place of the plywood pads you use on the 4 headder. That s the standard way we do it around here. In most wood frame dwellings headers are made of dimensional lumber installed on edge. For each application a pdf download is available.

Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header. 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.