Rough Garage Door Framing Detail

Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.

Rough garage door framing detail.

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. There are three simple rules to framing rough openings efficiently. As the distance between the king studs.

And avoid toenailing when possible. Door widths vary but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in. 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. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub.

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. If garage door height extends above the opening the headroom measurement should be adjusted proportionately. 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. Hello dear customer or builder hope this can help you in building the right frame work for your new garage door.

Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. If this is going to be a problem i guess we could lower the height of the opening for the door 6 and use a 7 6 high garage door. Maintain a simple consistent nailing pattern.

Several garage door people have told me they want 18. These trimmers should be. Door height plus 18 is required. Does 15 leave enough room for the door tracks and a center mount chain driven electric door opener.

Pay close attention that both short walls will fit between the two long walls which will be erected and braced first. The doors extend beyond the finished trim you see from the front a fact that must be taken into consideration when framing and preparing the area for installation. This is the more complicated of the short walls since it contains the overhead door rough opening. Now lets look at the short garage wall framing elevation components diagram at the right.

All of the rough framing has just been completed. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Additional back room may be required for automatic garage door. 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.