Rough Garage Door Framing Diagram

The size of the garage door framing should equal the size of the door after the jamb is applied.

Rough garage door framing diagram.

This is the more complicated of the short walls since it contains the overhead door rough opening. Pay close attention that both short walls will fit between the two long walls which will be erected and braced first. While garage doors close against rough openings other types of residential doors fit inside the opening. A rough opening refers to the space left inside a door or window frame door in this case where the actual door will be fitted.

Therefore before determining a rough opening for the garage door you need to decide upon the jamb material you ll use. 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. 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. 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.

All of the rough framing has just been completed. Several garage door people have told me they want 18. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. These trimmers should be.

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. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.