Reinforce Garage Door Header

Find out how to reinforce a header for a garage door.

Reinforce garage door header.

The lintellift system is a patented product that ensures garage door lintels or headers won t sag. Get tips on using a flinch plate to stiffen up the wood beams. You can go with a wooden brace but depending on the load on your garage door header the sag could reoccur overtime. The lintellift system fixes this issue by adding support underneath the sagging lintel.

However this row of blocks does not extend to the single cinder block columns on both sides of the garage door openings. This steel bracket provides the proper reinforcement to the top sections and are adjustable for compatibility with most garage door openers. To correct a sag in your garage door header you will need to reinforce it. The clopay opener reinforcement bracket kit helps reinforce your garage door when attaching a garage door opener.

Tbe row of 6 blocks have a 2 x 10 on top and a 2 x 10 below them. Proper top section reinforcement is required when attaching a garage door opener to your garage door. When a garage door lintel fails it causes the brick wall being supported to sag leaving a noticeable crack right above the garage door.