Non Load Bearing Garage Door Header

You can access a free copy of the 2012 international building code here.

Non load bearing garage door header.

For instance in the basement remodel all the doors have simple 2 4 framing around them. It sounds so confusing load bearing non load bearing span and load. Think of a header like a small bridge. Interior and exterior doors are framed basically the same way but interior doors are.

Table number grade live or ground snow load psf dead load psf load duration factor c d. A header is to hold something up. What exactly is a header. These are all term to describe and calculate door and window header sizes.

3 the building width. The header for a door is much like a bridge transferring the weight above it to the floor and foundation below. This is non bearing so you could use studs to create the space down from the roof or ceiling for the roll up door to roll up into. The header is usually made out of dimensional lumber installed on its edge.

It s not really that difficult if you break it down into simple descriptive terms. I d use a double 2x6 laid flat at the head of the opening. 2 the combined weight of the floors walls and roofs above. All doors are set into a frame an opening inside the wall.

5 whether it s a bearing wall where joists trusses and rafters rest or a non bearing wall to which joists trusses and rafters run parallel. All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code. These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof. Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.

4 the snow load in the area. Doors in a load bearing wall that holds the weight of the house created by beams and trusses need a larger header than those in non load bearing walls. Framing for a non load bearing door header. 1 the length of the window or door opening.

The load that you need to resist is the horizontal force on the wall above the new door. Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers. Non load bearing windows and doors do not require a structural header.