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Post frame garage door header.
This would allow for a three foot space between each door and make for a much better target with a wide trailer.
The procedure for constructing a header for 6 inch exterior wall framing can be modified for any wall thickness.
Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header.
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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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.
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.
Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to.
Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad.
Most conventional garage doors are 7ft.
Pine is an excellent choice for a garage.
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The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be.