Garage door 16’
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Garage door 16’
I need help with what beam to install or how I can make one for a 16’ garage door. I moved my garage door from one wall to another and need help on how to install a beam. The wall is not load bearing and will just have the door. Thanks in advance
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A double 2x12 header is typically the minimum header for a 16 ft opening. It needs to be 9" longer than your finished opening size, and needs 2 king studs and 3 trimmers on each side. If it was a load bearing wall you would likely want to use a taller LVL instead of a 2x12, sized for the load it needs to handle. (Different in each situation)
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Sorry for my terminology but yes was talking about the header that’s what I was referring to by beam. My was is made of 2 x 6 and it’s not a load bearing wall. I will attach pictures of what I have. It’s was installed how it shows on the first pic but moving it to how it to the other wall where there is no opening yet
This is how I have it now on a load bearing wall
It’s going ok that not load bearing wall
This is how I have it now on a load bearing wall
It’s going ok that not load bearing wall
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No. You would buy LVL. And you have not provided enough of a blueprint for us to just rubber stamp your plan.
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Did three 2 x 12 x 17
Ended up doing 3 2 x 12 x 17 with 2 rows of OSB sandwiched in. I did it this way so it would fit better with my 2 x 6’s going to use to king studs and 3 trimmers on each side but omg this thing is heavy. Now trying to figure out how to get that up there since I have to nail the king studs to the header Before putting it up due to the space.
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See table r602.3(1) line 27 for the nailing schedule for fastening built up beams together.
Example of code.
Example of code.
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Huh? You follow the nailing schedule linked above, for your triple layer beam it would need 20d nails staggered from each side, alternating at 32" on center top and bottom.
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Any outside wall is load bearing.