Garage Door Frame Out
How to frame a garage door 1.
Garage door frame out. By william machin a garage door jamb runs from the floor to the underside of the header at each side of the opening. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. Woodworkers prefer it because they are lightweight effortless to cut stain and hit a nail into. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.
Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to. 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. Pine is an excellent choice for a garage door frame. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
The pale yellowish look of pine also gives it an extra edge and something to consider. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.