Garage Door Framing Requirements

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Garage door framing requirements. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough. How to frame a garage door opening. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. To prepare for the new installation you will need to follow these instructions and pay special attention to the requirements laid out in the sketch below.

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. It is the owner and or the owners contractor to prepare the opening for the garage door. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. This framing detail explains the minimum.

How to frame a garage door 1. Garage doors use either torsion springs or extension springs to raise and lower the door. Required tools for this project. The small walls on each side of an overhead garage door need additional beefy bracing to tie the walls to the foundation as well as the header to the wall talk to your local building official for details.