How To Frame A Garage Door Wall

With the baseplate secure to the concrete floor i ve got a good base to attach my wall frame to.

How to frame a garage door wall.

How to frame a garage door 1. To assemble the long garage wall framing components we will start with the 2 x 4 sole plate and top plate by laying lengths of 2 x 4 material side by side on the ground or garage floor. This is much easier than building the wall frame in place vertically against the wall. The first step in converting a garage is to remove the door and build a wall.

Four to 6 in. An attached garage is a ready made enclosed space with the framing roof and siding already in place. Consider hiring a garage door contractor to remove the doors if you have this style spring. In this section i ve cleared out some space on my garage floor.

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. Let s talk about the garage door rough opening first. Next pull a measurement between the 2 x 6 lumber that you just attached to the face of the garage wall. Attach lumber to the face of the garage wall to the edge of the garage door header.

Now cut a 2 x 6 piece of lumber to that measurement. Wood garage door framing sheathing and wood siding need to be 6 in. Rough opening of garage door. That way i can build the frame on the ground and then lift it into place.

Of base material laid down and compacted. 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. From the final grade vinyl siding can be touching the ground and fiber cement can be within 2 in.