Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header.
Header for 8ft by 10ft garage door.
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In all but the most bizarre situations they ll easily carry the weight for 4 ft.
Calculating header size is no picnic as you learn how to frame a window.
How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.
If the opening will be 5 to 6 feet wide such as for double doors then you will need two 2 by 10 headers.
Wide window and door openings and in most situations be code compliant for openings up to 6 ft.
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.
Wide a common patio door width.
How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.
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.
If you are putting in an opening between 4 and 5 feet wide then you ll need two 2 by 8 headers.
Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
Cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber and nail to the face of wall exactly in the center of the garage header.