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Ideal garage door rough opening.
Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.
Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
C header bracket width.
Refer to the height chart below for minimum areas required for your door to operate correctly.
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.
Take the measurements of both the width and the height of the inside of the opening.
Roll up doors from ideal door.
Door size should match rough opening door will arrive 2 4 wider than opening.
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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.
99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
If the door is 7.
For instance if your rough opening is 16 feet wide and 7 feet high then your best bet for a garage door is a 16x7 door.
Common garage door widths include 8 9 10 and 16.
This determines the size of door needed.
Measure existing door width and height in feet and inches.
Measuring for your new door.
Measure headroom as the distance between the top of the door and the ceiling or first obstruction e g light fixture.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance.
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The rough opening is essentially the size of the finished garage door.
Let s get started with your framing 1.
To finish the opening.
C header bracket width.
Refer to the height chart below for minimum areas required for your door to operate correctly.
The rough opening should be the same size as the door.
Measure the head room the distance between the top of the door opening or door jamb header and the ceiling of the garage.
If you are installing a 9.
