It s essential to get this measurement right else your newly purchased garage door won t fit the opening or might actually be smaller than the opening.
Rough garage door framing diagram.
Notice that the wall framing dimension is 1 shorter than our overall length of 24.
Take these measurements and call us to purchase the roll up door that is right for you.
How to measure for your new roll up door use the illustration and instructions below to measure your garage roll up door.
It is the owner and or the owners contractor to prepare the opening for the garage door.
This is the distance between the right and left sides of the rough.
The diagram below shows one of the long garage walls that will be needed.
Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening.
Step 1 measure the width of the rough opening at the widest point.
These trimmers should be.
You can see all of the necessary components of the wall required to assemble frame it.
If this is going to be a problem i guess we could lower the height of the opening for the door 6 and use a 7 6 high garage door.
A rough opening refers to the space left inside a door or window frame door in this case where the actual door will be fitted.
Does 15 leave enough room for the door tracks and a center mount chain driven electric door opener.
All of the rough framing has just been completed.
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.