Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.
Garage door header span chart.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof loads only.
Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts.
Window door garage door headers supporting roof wall floor loads.
These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof.
For deeper depth parallam psl beams see the trus joist 2 2e parallam psl.
Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table.
Connections 28 29 columns 30 31 product warranty 32.
Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.
Header spans are typical for a window and a patio door.
Read the beam size or choice of beam sizes from the table.
Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states.
All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code.
Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers.
A beam with a 10 span carries 15 0 simple span joists on each side.
Using the continuous span floor joists table with 30 0 span carried select either 3 1 2 x 11 1 4 or 5 1 4 x 9 1 4.
Header details 24 25 nailing on narrow face 25 allowable holes 26 bearing length requirements 26 tapered end cuts 27 multiple member.
Some sizes may not be available in your region.
Window and door.
The structural ridge span represents the size of a large family room.
The span for the girder is based on the size of an average sized game room.