Garage Door Frame Construction

Cut the header to fit between the king studs.

Garage door frame construction.

How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. Make a header by fitting two 2 x 8s around a 1 2 inch piece of plywood. Back framing the garage door first the inside vertical jambs are lined with wood to mount the track to. Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the garage door.

If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs. For example at the very back of my garage i could secure the frame directly to the joist above. This is a crucial step to perform if you have plans of purchasing a new garage door or even replacing an existing one.

Then this article is for you. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. We ll discuss all you need to know about garage door framing and its technicalities.

There will usually be a very narrow gap at the back of your garage and a much wider gap at the front of the garage next to your garage door. It is common to need different widths of wood as spacers between the top of the frame and the ceiling. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. How to frame a garage door 1.

If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. This is usually done by fastening two 2 6 s to the back of the frame from the floor to as high as the hardware will go to. For standard hardware this is usually around 18 inches above the header. 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.

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