New Construction Garage Door Opening

For a new construction project you have to get the opening ready and make sure that the size of the opening matches the size of the door.

New construction garage door opening.

Opening by design or by mistake usually. Getting the opening ready. As opposed to making the opening to fit the door. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.

See our pdf for all the information. The garage door can be made to fit the opening. Use a tape measure to determine the dimensions of your garage door opening and the depth of the garage to ensure space for an accompanying garage door opener. Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to.

Ask the local garage door dealer in your area to explain the difference between doors and the options that are available. For colder areas capture the measurements of the surrounding garage door wall space in case you need an insulated garage door. This guide is intended primarily for our builder customers to explain in detail the measurements and condition we need the work site to be in to properly co.