7 Foot Garage Door Rough Opening

All of the rough framing has just been completed.

7 foot garage door rough opening.

Does 15 leave enough room for the door tracks and a center mount chain driven electric door opener. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors. Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both. The rough opening should be the same size as the door.

These trimmers should be. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. 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. Standard garage doors start at 7 tall and increase in increments of one foot.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. 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. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. Measure the width and height 1 and 2 of your door opening in feet and inches to determine the garage door size you need.

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. Several garage door people have told me they want 18. 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.

Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. 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.

Take these measurements to your local installing dealer or retailer to purchase the clopay garage door that is right for you. 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. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. 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.