I cut out a 10' garage door opening in small commercial buliding(2 story,12" block)

i have put and adequate steel header in place,but somebody told me i am to "tie-in" bothe ends of the header to the masonry... is this a requirement?

Or is this just an option?

Can anybody help me?

Are there any illustrations of this procedure that I can view to guide me in the right direction?

Thank you

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Originally Posted by tickle

It means both ends have to be anchored into the brick. Or so it would appear from what I have seen done. Otherwise what would the steel header rest on ?? And I would assume making it stable would be a building code. Will you not have to have it inspected after you finish it to make sure it is up to code ?

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I do not have a brick building... you did not seem to understand my question.

I do not have a brick building,you seem asa though you do not understand my question

I do not have a brick building,you do not seem to understand the question

Ehat are your qualifications

Okay, bigshotbil, I said brick instead of 'block'. I did understand your question as you put it. Is there something I am missing in your dialogue ? I may be a woman but it doesn't mean I don't understand building, and yes,I have assisted in building a house physically. Does that qualify me?

Let me recap, you cut a l0 ft. garage door in a two story 'block'building and you are using a steel header (I do know what that is). The steel header in my garage goes across the top of the opening and is anchored into each side. Tieing in both ends is a requirement where I come from.

What did you use to anchor your header?

How is your header anchored?