How To Frame A Garage Door Jamb

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How to frame a garage door jamb.

Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. How to frame a garage door 1. The technique of building a garage door frame is straightforward and a finished frame can be completed in an hour. The jambs are vertical boards that form the side parts of the frame around a garage door.

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. In some designs a piece of finish lumber or trim attaches across the underside of the header. Door jambs are susceptible to wood rot due to their exposure to ground level moisture. Fortunately replacing rotting jambs is an easy task for most homeowners and can be accomplished quickly and inexpensively.

Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad. A common place for wood rot to be found is on the lower part of a garage door trim jamb this repair seems intimidating but it is actually a very easy repair. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough. 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.

Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. The jambs need to be 17 inches. Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage. A garage door jamb runs from the floor to the underside of the header at each side of the opening.

Most garage door openings are just rough openings when the home is built. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.