Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening
In this video i install the wood.
Trimming out a garage door opening. Doubled 2 4 s at minimum should be at each edge of the garage door to allow for the mounting of the tracks and jamb brackets. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to.
How to frame a garage door opening for garage door. Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece. Use an angle gauge to. You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.
These doubled 2 4 s should extend to the ceiling on both sides to allow for the mounting of the end bearings and brackets. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time.
Vinyl trim is used the most nowadays and the reason for this is the easy installation of vinyl trims as well as the variety of colors available. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door. Instructions for garage door trim. How to trim a garage door opening 1.
If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. Check existing rough opening for proper height width and plumb.