How To Frame Up A Garage Door Opening

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How to frame up a garage door opening.

How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. 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. Adding one course of block to a slab keeps the garage door framing farther up from the ground which may be necessary depending on the grade. Determine the size of the door opening.

How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. 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. 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.

Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. The jambs need to be 17 inches. A typical door opening is 2 inches 5 1 cm wider than the door size being installed to allow for the thickness of the jamb material and shims to plumb the jamb. The most expensive option is laying several courses of blocks on top of frost footings and then resting the edges of the slab on the blocks.

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. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.

Most garage door openings are just rough openings when the home is built. The technique of building a garage door frame is straightforward and a finished frame can be completed in an hour.