Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need.
Finishing garage door opening.
So the rough opening depends on how you are going to finish the opening.
This will determine how long your trim will need to be.
The garage door sits on the front of your house facing the road like a giant blank canvass.
I am framing in a garage for an 18 x 7 garage door.
A very common question to garage door dealers is what size should i make the garage door rough opening.
You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.
Once all the trim has been removed you may close your garage door.
Finished opening is the same size as the door.
In this video i install the wood.
Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to.
How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header.
If you are finishing the opening with 2x8 then the rough opening is 3 inches wider and 1 1 2 inches higher than the door or 9 3 x 7 1 1 2 etc etc.
Then measure the size of your garage door opening with a tape measure and write down the size.
How to frame a garage door opening for garage door.
Robert broome on march 4 2020 at 8 09 pm.
How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall.