Garage door 16’


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Old 03-27-21, 11:06 PM
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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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Old 03-28-21, 02:54 AM
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Not sure what you are referring to with the word "Beam" but here is a diagram of how a garage door opening should be framed see here and this search has a lot of good info see here
 
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Old 03-28-21, 05:15 AM
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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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Old 03-28-21, 06:19 AM
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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
 
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Old 03-28-21, 07:05 AM
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If that wall is an exterior wall it is load-bearing, even if it is a gable end.
 
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Old 03-28-21, 10:32 AM
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Header 25

So my header had to be 25’ and my local store on sells 2 x 12 in 20 feet. Do you know if I just cut them and sandwich them together with plywood ?
 
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Old 03-28-21, 10:37 AM
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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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Old 03-28-21, 11:12 AM
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Why would you need a 25' header for a 16' door?
 
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Old 04-18-21, 05:37 PM
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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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Old 04-18-21, 07:30 PM
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See table r602.3(1) line 27 for the nailing schedule for fastening built up beams together.

Example of code.
 
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Old 04-18-21, 10:30 PM
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I did it with 3

Should I remove one of the 2 x 12 or build another one with just 2?
 
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Old 04-18-21, 10:39 PM
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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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Just wondering

Oh ok thanks. Was just wondering if I went to big if it was overkill and should go smaller for the non load bearing wall garage opening
 
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Any outside wall is load bearing. Is the garage door located at an interior wall?
 
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Exterior

No sir it’s exterior just moved the door from the front of the house to the side.
 
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Old 04-19-21, 03:05 PM
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Any outside wall is load bearing.
The statement above is not necessarily correct. For example, gable end walls are not load bearing when trusses are used to create the gable end. The op has stated this exterior wall is not load bearing, so I would hope that he has confirmed this before stating it.
 
 

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