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Re: Framing required for 7x16 garage door?? Steel beam? creative1985@gmail.com 10-02-2008
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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on October 2, 2008, 3:52 pm


Ken S. Tucker> wrote:
and those specs are written up in the local
> Building code.

Quit hogswitchin'.
You know better than that.

> I've seen guys slap up a garage on a beautiful
> summer day over a few beers and go Yee-Haa,
> looks great, and then hit with snow-load and
> wind, it looks like shit the next year, that sux.

You've SEEN that huh?

oky-doky.........






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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on October 5, 2008, 4:06 pm


"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote:
> Yes, the hard part is maintaining the garage door
> square for 30 years, otherwise you have a shit fit.
> I'm from ontario, and it's total shit.
> Ken

Frame it square and plumb, then sheath it in plywood with 8d
ringshanks.
This isn't rocketry, cave men did it.

Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on October 9, 2008, 11:04 am


> wrote:
>
> > =A0"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote:
>
> > > Yes, the hard part is maintaining the garage door
> > > square for 30 years, otherwise you have a shit fit.
> > > I'm from ontario, and it's total shit.
> > > Ken
>
> > Frame it square and plumb, then sheath it in plywood with 8d
> > ringshanks.
> > This isn't rocketry, cave men did it.
>
> Ok, but there too many unknowns from the brief OP
> to say whats right, is the garage attached?
> Ken

The header would be the same whether its attached or not.

Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on October 12, 2008, 5:38 pm


> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > =A0"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote:
>
> > > > > Yes, the hard part is maintaining the garage door
> > > > > square for 30 years, otherwise you have a shit fit.
> > > > > I'm from ontario, and it's total shit.
> > > > > Ken
>
> > > > Frame it square and plumb, then sheath it in plywood with 8d
> > > > ringshanks.
> > > > This isn't rocketry, cave men did it.
>
> > > Ok, but there too many unknowns from the brief OP
> > > to say whats right, is the garage attached?
> > > Ken
>
> > The header would be the same whether its attached or not.
>
> Is there a truss over the door ;-)?
> Ken

There's either trusses or rafters or a skyhook over the door.



Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on October 17, 2008, 1:33 pm
> wrote:
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> > > wrote:
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> > > > > On Oct 5, 1:06 pm, "creative1...@gmail.com" <creative1...@gmail.c=
om>
> > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > =A0"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Yes, the hard part is maintaining the garage door
> > > > > > > square for 30 years, otherwise you have a shit fit.
> > > > > > > I'm from ontario, and it's total shit.
> > > > > > > Ken
>
> > > > > > Frame it square and plumb, then sheath it in plywood with 8d
> > > > > > ringshanks.
> > > > > > This isn't rocketry, cave men did it.
>
> > > > > Ok, but there too many unknowns from the brief OP
> > > > > to say whats right, is the garage attached?
> > > > > Ken
>
> > > > The header would be the same whether its attached or not.
>
> > > Is there a truss over the door ;-)?
> > > Ken
>
> > There's either trusses or rafters or a skyhook over the door.
>
> Do you know what a "header" is for?
> Ken

yes

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