Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening

These doubled 2 4 s should extend to the ceiling on both sides to allow for the mounting of the end bearings and brackets.

Trimming out a garage door opening.

Use an angle gauge to. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door. How to trim a garage door opening 1. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.

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. Instructions for garage door trim. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Check existing rough opening for proper height width and plumb.

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. 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. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides.

Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to. In this video i install the wood. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. How to frame a garage door opening for garage door.

Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Install head mantle piece first up tight to header level then nail in every other hole with 1 roofing nails in vinyl nailing flange.