Finishing Garage Door Opening

How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.

Finishing garage door opening.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Robert broome on march 4 2020 at 8 09 pm. Once all the trim has been removed you may close your garage door. 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.

Finished opening is the same size as the door. Then measure the size of your garage door opening with a tape measure and write down the size. How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. I am framing in a garage for an 18 x 7 garage door.

The garage door sits on the front of your house facing the road like a giant blank canvass. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. So my finish opening from my re sign trim which is a 2 x 8 will be an inch smaller so 17 11 finish opening and a 6 11 vertical opening is this correct. In this video i install the wood.

A very common question to garage door dealers is what size should i make the garage door rough opening. So the rough opening depends on how you are going to finish the opening. 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.