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Topic: Garage door opening header. - 717 visits (1 today, 1 this week)
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Ryan McNabb
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  Posts: 21
From:Baton Rouge, LA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted May 25, 2004 07:26 PM
  
On a 3 year old house today was a large 2 car garage. Don't know the exact width of the garage door opening, but the header has a very slight sag in it. I only noticed it because I made an effort to look for it, but the sag was only about 1/2 inch difference between the ends and the center of the sag. How much of a concern is this. It was barely noticable, but I feel that I should at least mention it. |
Rick Hurst
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   Posts: 827
From:Rowlett, TX
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted May 25, 2004 07:50 PM
Ryan,If you noticed the sagging so could someone else like your client. The header should not be sagging. You should write it up. If it looks wrong, it probably is. Rick |
Susan Cieslewicz
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Posts: 845
From:Lake Villa, Il
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted May 25, 2004 08:03 PM
Ryan,Good catch. Probably too small or not doubled or tripled up. How did the ends look? Were they bearing on adequate cripples? Could be a future problem and you did the write thing by noting it. Sue |
Ryan McNabb
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Posts: 21
From:Baton Rouge, LA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted May 25, 2004 08:12 PM
Thanks for the quick advice. I could not see how the header was framed because of the exterior brick veneer and the interior sheetrock. Basically what I could see sagging was the wooden lintle holding the brick veneer above. There was little if any cracking of the brick. |
James Napier
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 Posts: 69
From:Nashville, TN
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted May 26, 2004 04:22 AM
Ryan,
How far was the span? If there was a wooden lintel holding the brick up, I would think you would get some sag in it. |
Linda Swearingen
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Posts: 11
From:Mayfield, Ky
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted June 13, 2004 02:01 PM
I don't know about your area, but here in Western Kentucky the lintel is required to be masonry or metal; wood isn't allowed to support a brick wall, not even when it's just veneer. |
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