How To Frame A Garage Door Opening

How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.

How to frame a garage door opening.

This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly. 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. So if your door is 9ft wide your rough opening should be 9ft 3 inches. The jambs need to be 17 inches.

If you already have all your measurements verified you can proceed to frame the garage 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. The rough opening of a garage door should be 3 inches wider than the door itself. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.

The garage door rough opening. 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. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. 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.

The technique of building a garage door frame is straightforward and a finished frame can be completed in an hour. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. The opening must be finished framed before a garage door can be installed. 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.