Rough Opening Garage Door Framing Diagram

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.

Rough opening garage door framing diagram. 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. You can see all of the necessary components of the wall required to assemble frame it. 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. Nail or screw 2 x 6 jambs to the framing on the top first and then the sides of the rough opening.

After installing the jambs your garage door opening should now be the same size as the garage door. Words like rough opening are thrown around and i m not sure if we are speaking about the same thing. This wall contains the rough opening for the man door. Ordering a garage door based on a rough opening size can leave you with a door that is too big.

In our business we refer to rough openings as the size of the opening before the finished lumber has been added to the jambs. It is the owner and or the owners contractor to prepare the opening for the garage door. Step 1 measure the old door if you are replacing an existing door with one of the same size or the new door of choice if you are building a new garage. Notice that the wall framing dimension is 1 shorter than our overall length of 24.

Install the header on top of the trimmers and nail. 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.