Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
How to frame wide garage with doors at eaves.
Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected.
Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.
Shedding rainwater away from siding and trim especially from door and window sills can greatly reduce rot mildew and a host of other problems that can be caused by water streaming down the face of the building.
Cut a piece of trim to that measurement.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.
Eaves and rakes that overhang a building s sidewalls are critical to the life of a building.
Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.
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.
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.