If you are putting in an opening between 4 and 5 feet wide then you ll need two 2 by 8 headers.
Header for 8ft by 10ft garage door.
How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.
Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
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Calculating header size is no picnic as you learn how to frame a window.
In all but the most bizarre situations they ll easily carry the weight for 4 ft.
If you are creating an opening no wider than 4 feet for a door or smaller window then you need a 2 by 6 header.
If the opening will be 5 to 6 feet wide such as for double doors then you will need two 2 by 10 headers.
If there isn t enough room above the opening this can t be done without raising the roof of the garage.
Wide a common patio door width.
Last pull a measurement from the top of the 2 x 6 piece of lumber that you just installed to the ceiling of the garage.
Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header.
How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.
Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft.