Garage Door Wall Framing

Next pull a measurement between the 2 x 6 lumber that you just attached to the face of the garage wall.

Garage door wall framing.

Needed framing for new garage door opening 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. Consider hiring a garage door contractor to remove the doors if you have this style spring. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header. In this section i ve cleared out some space on my garage floor.

Make the rough opening 3 wider than the garage door. With the baseplate secure to the concrete floor i ve got a good base to attach my wall frame to. We ll discuss all you need to know about garage door framing and its technicalities. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough.

We are going to be marking the location of each stud on them simultaneously with a small framing square that is 1 1 2 wide. Then this article is for you. My building department says that parts of my house plans such as the walls next to the garage door openings don t meet wall bracing rules. An attached garage is a ready made enclosed space with the framing roof and siding already in place.

Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the. 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. Now cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber to that measurement. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.

Build the wall frame. The first step in converting a garage is to remove the door and build a wall. Required tools for this project. How to frame a garage door 1.

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.