Rough Garage Door Framing Detail

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

Rough garage door framing detail.

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. As the distance between the king studs. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors. These trimmers should be.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. 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. 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 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. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub. Door widths vary but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in. If garage door height extends above the opening the headroom measurement should be adjusted proportionately.

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. Door height plus 18 is required. Now lets look at the short garage wall framing elevation components diagram at the right. 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.

Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. Measure area labeled backroom 6 distance is measured from the garage door opening toward the back wall of the garage. All of the rough framing has just been completed. 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.

Additional back room may be required for automatic garage door. Pay close attention that both short walls will fit between the two long walls which will be erected and braced first. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. This is the more complicated of the short walls since it contains the overhead door rough opening.

Several garage door people have told me they want 18. Thanks for your business have a great day. And avoid toenailing when possible. Maintain a simple consistent nailing pattern.