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Rough opening for 8x7 garage door.
After your trim boards.
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.
The final opening needs to be 8 0.
If opening will be perfectly level and plumb 1 2 to 3 4 smaller than door.
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.
Rough opening for 8x7 garage door.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
If sides are not.
99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
Rough opening for 8x7 garage door.
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.
1 2 or 1 in one direction of the other will won t typically cause you to have to shop for a non standard garage door size.
Kasha vandeveer 3 years ago no comments.
If i have an 8x7 garage door and the finished faces are just going to be 1 x pieces what should the rough opening be.
Next you will need to know your door height.
Make sure to allow for an uneven floor.