Rough Opening For 9 Foot Garage Door

How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.

Rough opening for 9 foot garage door.

The rough opening is equal to the size of the door but you need to figure back head and side room before choosing and installing the new garage door. So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide. 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. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. Hope this helps you. If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. This guide is intended primarily for our builder customers to explain in detail the measurements and condition we need the work site to be in to properly co.

The height of the rough opening would be the height of the garage door plus the thickness of whatever you are putting underneath the header in addition to the thickness of the mortar etc. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. 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. 9 3 wide for the width and 7 11 2 for the height.

Standard garage doors start at 7 tall and increase in increments of one foot. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. For residential homes 99 of doors are either exactly 7 or 8 tall.

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. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.

When pricing your door you will need to price a garage door exactly the size of the opening so when calling around for price points be sure that you have this information in hand. This would allow you to frame and wrap and apply the door seal around the outside of the door after it is installed with 2 x 4 or 6 boards.