Frame A Garage Door Opening

The technique of building a garage door frame is straightforward and a finished frame can be completed in an hour.

Frame a garage door opening. For those who are not familiar with what this is. The garage door rough opening. Attach the garage door inside the frame using the installation kit that the garage door should come with. Next your rough opening height should be 1 5 inches taller.

The size of the garage door framing should equal the size of the door after the jamb is applied. So if your door is 9ft wide your rough opening should be 9ft 3 inches. The rough opening of a garage door should be 3 inches wider than the door itself. A rough opening refers to the space left inside a door or window frame door in this case where the actual door will be fitted.

The jambs need to be 17 inches. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. Step 6 paint the frames and the door.

Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. If you already have all your measurements verified you can proceed to frame the garage door opening. Most garage door openings are just rough openings when the home is built. Width of garage door opening standard widths are 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 and 18 height of the garage door opening standard residential heights are 7 7 6 8 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.

While garage doors close against rough openings other types of residential doors fit inside the opening. Let s talk about the garage door rough opening first. Measure the distance from the bottom plate of the wall to a point that is 1 1 2 inches higher that the garage door height. Rough opening of garage door.

How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. The opening must be finished framed before a garage door can be installed. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.

Step 5 attach the garage door. Paint the frames and the garage door after installing to make sure they have a uniform color.