How To Trim Out A Garage Door Opening

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.

How to trim out a garage door opening. How to measure the finished width and height use of 2x4s for the sides and header. First start by nailing or screwing in two of your trimmers on either side of your garage door opening. 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 use regular 2x for the trim make sure you seal the end grain even if you wrap it you can also opt for pvc and paint it or leave it white.

Still living with that builder grade garage door trim. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly. It s probably rotted and patched and looks awful by now. This will determine how long your trim will need to be.

If the trim is lying flat place the last nail 2 inches from the edge of the miter. You need a tool called a break. 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. These should be installed on edge and perpendicular to the wall just like your studs are.

The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Install the horizontal piece centered between the two verticals and with the miters fitting snugly into one. A common place for wood rot to be found is on the lower part of a garage door trim jamb this repair seems intimidating but it is actually a very easy repair. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. In this video i ll show the process of upgrad. How to frame a garage doors opening in this case 9ft wide by 8ft tall. Top the trimmers off with your header board centering it directly above the trimmers and screwing it into place.