What timber for framing?

[alwaysLost]

 

Hi have really appreciated other helping info

I have 3 openings,

2x1100 openings for doors

and one 2100

what can i use instead of an LVL, im using mgp10 …90x45 in my framing..

….i was looking at 150x 45 LvL but everything seems to be special order

and I haven’t got access to the building codes for lentils..

just wondering if there was somebody there that can help me out with what I can use for those openings in MGP10..

[AlanM52 · Accepted solution]

Hi @alwaysLost,

For what you are doing 90x45 MGP10 is fine and... you get free termite protection

Cheers

[alwaysLost]

hi Alan thank you for responding
so can I just use MGP 10 - 👍

[MitchellMc]

Hi @alwaysLost,

It's great to see that @AlanM52 has already provided some helpful advice.

If your wall is timber-framed, then for standard doorways you don’t generally need lintels at all. Lintels are used where you’ve got a load above the opening, like brickwork or heavy structural weight, and you need to carry that load across the span. In a framed wall, the door openings are usually just boxed out with regular framing timber.

In your case, using MGP10 90 × 45 for the framing around those 1100mm and 2100mm openings will be fine. There’s no real need to go to an LVL for this application. LVLs are often used when you need larger, stronger sections to span significant distances, or where you want the consistent performance of laminated timber. But for typical door frames in a timber wall, MGP10 90 × 45 does the job perfectly well.

So, unless you’ve got something unusual going on where those openings are carrying load from above, you can stick with your MGP10 framing without worrying about LVLs.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Mitchell