Next you will need to know your door height.
Garage door rough opening framing.
How to frame a garage door opening.
Step 1 measure the old door if you are replacing an existing door with one of the same size or the new door of choice if you are building a new garage.
If you already have all your measurements verified you can proceed to frame the garage door opening.
99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.
The rough opening is equal to the size of the door but you need to figure back head and side room before choosing and installing the new garage door.
These trimmers should be.
So if your door is 9ft wide your rough opening should be 9ft 3 inches.
Words like rough opening are thrown around and i m not sure if we are speaking about the same thing.
Next your rough opening height should be 1 5 inches taller.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
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.
The technique of building a garage door frame is straightforward and a finished frame can be completed in an hour.
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.
It s essential to get this measurement right else your newly purchased garage door won t fit the opening or might actually be smaller than the opening.
Most garage door openings are just rough openings when the home is built.
The garage door rough opening.
It seems that everyday i get a call from a customer that is making changes to a garage and needs to know the best way to prepare the door opening.
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.
Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.
The rough opening of a garage door should be 3 inches wider than the door itself.
1 2 or 1 in one direction of the other will won t typically cause you to have to shop for a non standard garage door size.