How To Build An Arched Garage Door Opening

Keep the exterior plywood even with the sheathing on the house.

How to build an arched garage door opening. 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. Thus saving you thousands of dollars without a 3rd party or middle mans markup. Try to keep the top of your arch about 78 80 inches 200 200 cm from the floor. Perform the same process on the other corner of the garage door opening.

In the previous building skills video scott grice demonstrated one way to measure and layout a plywood arch this week he shows how to create a curved doorway with two arched pieces of plywood. To me this destroys the whole look of the house and only shows a lack of planning. Garage doors with arches are only limited by the maximum height and width of the top section plus clearance limitations for the overhead track. Speaking of disappearing panels and arched openings this also brings up the question of what is the best type of garage door to use.

Place a corner in the corner of the garage door opening and screw through the 2 x 4 s into the framing of the garage door opening. In crafting an arched top garage door we use an artisan standard radius for a given width but using your measurements we can also make a custom arch to match your garage door opening. Repeat the process to form the other corner. Avoid extending the arch down too far in your doorway since taller people may not be able to fit through it comfortably.

The big box stores who offer arched top doors of this quality is typically a custom order and will take 8 to 12 weeks for delivery and cost at least double. A typical door opening is 2 inches 5 1 cm wider than the door size being installed to allow for the thickness of the jamb material and shims to plumb the jamb. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. If you are using a raised panel door the edges of the panels will disappear behind the wall if you make the opening too small.

Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly. 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. If you re adding an arch to an existing door remove the trim with a pry bar and take off the drywall around it to expose the frame.

Measure layout and cut two plywood arches that represent the top of your arched door opening.