Finishing Garage Door Opening

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.

Finishing garage door opening. So the rough opening depends on how you are going to finish the opening. Then measure the size of your garage door opening with a tape measure and write down the size. I am framing in a garage for an 18 x 7 garage door. How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.

Robert broome on march 4 2020 at 8 09 pm. If you are finishing the opening with 2x8 then the rough opening is 3 inches wider and 1 1 2 inches higher than the door or 9 3 x 7 1 1 2 etc etc. The garage door sits on the front of your house facing the road like a giant blank canvass. Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to.

Re trimming a garage door opening is a small thing that a homeowner can do to make a huge impact. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. In this video i install the wood. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need.

Finished opening is the same size as the door. A very common question to garage door dealers is what size should i make the garage door rough opening. In most cases the answer would be that you want to make the opening the same size as the door and that is the stock answer you will usually get. Once all the trim has been removed you may close your garage door.