Non insulated solid white garage door.
Rough opening for 9 foot garage door.
99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.
The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.
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.
Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
Many 16 x 7 garage doors will be designed with a pair of single 8 foot garage door bays separated by a central post or column.
Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.
1 2 or 1 in one direction of the other will won t typically cause you to have to shop for a non standard garage door size.
Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
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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.
However if you are putting bricks thick river rock stones marble or anything else on both sides that is more than 1 thick you will want the rough opening the same.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.
Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.
These trimmers should be.
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Non insulated solid white garage door.
Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening.
Next you will need to know your door height.
Therefore making the width of the garage door rough opening the same size as the door would be fine if you are going to use a thin layer of stucco vinyl siding or 1 by lumber.
If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.
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