If it s 9ft the opening must be 9ft 3 inches and so on.
10 foot wide garage door rough opening.
The height is 80 which is considered 6 8 or 6 8 add 2 1 2 to the actual door height and frame it 82 1 2 high.
Step 1 measure the old door if you are replacing an existing door with one of the same size or the new door of choice if you are building a new garage.
All of our available models in the 10 foot wide by 10 foot high size range.
The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.
This is a collection of our door models available in size of 10 wide by 10 high this also covers rough openings ranging from 9 1 to 9 11 in width and 9 1 to 9 11 in height.
You get the picture.
However if you are putting bricks thick river rock stones marble or anything else on both sides that is more than 1 thick you will want the rough opening the same.
If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.
Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both.
For instance if the width of the garage door is 8ft the rough opening should be 8ft 3 inches wide.
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 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.
Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening.
Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.
When pricing your door you will need to price a garage door exactly the size of the opening so when calling around for price points be sure that you have this information in hand.
Standard garage doors start at 7 tall and increase in increments of one foot.
So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide.
Many 16 x 7 garage doors will be designed with a pair of single 8 foot garage door bays separated by a central post or column.
Therefore making the width of the garage door rough opening the same size as the door would be fine if you are going to use a thin layer of stucco vinyl siding or 1 by lumber.
For residential homes 99 of doors are either exactly 7 or 8 tall.
The width of the rough opening should be 3 inches greater than the width of the garage door you are purchasing.