This translation is the key to any structural sizing.
Wood beam door header.
This header must carry x pounds per lineal foot.
Add up all the loads acting on a header or beam and then translate this load into terms of how much load each lineal foot of header or beam will feel.
Tables providing size selections for various beam spans and loading combinations for southern pine dimension lumber and southern pine glued laminated timber are available for the following applications.
Timber headers for windows doors and garages like so many other ornamental architectural features help define both the interior style and exterior curb appeal of a home.
These small areas are usually door opening on the interior and people are trained that these areas are the strongest place in a house to be in the case of an emergency.
The first step is the same for sawn and engineered wood materials.
Bearing according to the 2012 irc codes any beam joist or header shall never have a bearing of less than 1 1 2.
Wood headers are ornamental features that will add an eye catching finish to windows doors and garage openings.
In beam speak you say.
Southern woodcraft offers many standard options or we can create virtually any pattern or combination of patterns to satisfy your design requirements.
The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be.
Browse through this large collection of faux and real wood l headers available in a wide range of textures colors and custom sizes to best suit your design specifications.