Rough Garage Door Framing Diagram
It is the owner and or the owners contractor to prepare the opening for the garage door.
Rough garage door framing diagram. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. This is the distance between the right and left sides of the rough. 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. Step 1 measure the width of the rough opening at the widest point.
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. All of the rough framing has just been completed. These trimmers should be. This wall contains the rough opening for the man door.
You can see all of the necessary components of the wall required to assemble frame it. The diagram below shows one of the long garage walls that will be needed. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. Take these measurements and call us to purchase the roll up door that is right for you.
This diagram is not intended as designs for building a new garage it shows the minimum framing needs for the installation of an overhead style garage door. 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. How to measure for your new roll up door use the illustration and instructions below to measure your garage roll up door. Several garage door people have told me they want 18.